Torah.org Home Subscribe Services Support Us
 
Print Version

Email this article to a friend

Chapter 118:7
Preparations for the Seder

7. Although throughout the year it is proper to minimize one's use of fine utensils ("kelim na'im") in recognition of the loss of our Beit Hamikdash (1), on Pesach, however, it is preferable [to set the table] with as many fine utensils as possible. Even attractive utensils that are not necessary for the meal itself should be placed on the table for the sake of beauty, as a symbol of freedom (2).

FOOTNOTES:

(1) See Rambam, Yad, Hilchos Ta'aniyos 5:12

(2) As we saw in HY 118:1, it is a mitzvah on the night of Pesach to act and feel as if you, yourself, were just freed from slavery in Egypt.

Back  Paragraph 6  Table of Contents  Paragraph 8 Next 

Halacha-Yomi, Copyright (c) 2002 Project Genesis, Inc.

Please Support TORAH.ORG
Print Version       Email this article to a friend

 

ARTICLES ON MISHPATIM:

View Complete List

A Holy Man
Rabbi Label Lam - 5768

Realizing Idealism
Rabbi Berel Wein - 5765

Pleasant Rebuke
Shlomo Katz - 5760

Frumster - Orthodox Jewish Dating

One of Us
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5756

Servant of Master?
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5766

Where the War is Fought
Rabbi Label Lam - 5763

> Why Pick On The Ear?
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5760

A Request
Rabbi Yehudah Prero - 5768

Table With A Torah View
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5763

> Might Through Justice
Shlomo Katz - 5770

Help!
Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5760

The Nitty Gritty of Torah
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5760

Another Time - Another Place
Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5761

Miracle VS Miracle: Part Two
Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5761

The Invisible Heart
Shlomo Katz - 5758

Law Brings Holiness
Rabbi Berel Wein - 5755



Project Genesis

Torah.org Home


Torah Portion

Jewish Law

Ethics

Texts

Learn the Basics

Seasons

Features

TORAHAUDIO

Ask The Rabbi

Knowledge Base




Help

About Us

Contact Us



Free Book on Geulah!




Torah.org Home
Torah.org HomeCapalon.com Copyright Information