7:02 AM on Apr. 13, 2008
Halocho #94 - Schedule for Erev Pessach on Shabbos
This year Erev Pessach is on Shabbos. This happened 3 years ago and will happen again in 13 years time (2021/תשפ"א - 5781).
Since Erev Pessach is on Shabbos, the standard pre-Pessach schedule is different. Here are some highlights in chronological order:
- The Fast of the Firstborns is on Thursday. In case of need, the firstborn may break his fast before doing Bedikas Chometz.
- Bedikas Chometz (searching the house for leaven) is done on Thursday evening.
- The first Kol Chamiro (annulling all Chometz that one isn't aware of) is said after Bedikas Chometz on Thursday night.
- Burning all Chometz (besides what is needed for the next 24 hours) is done on Friday morning - check your local luach (Jewish calendar) for the correct time. No Kol Chamiro is said.
- The sale of Chometz should be organized with your local Rabbi by Friday morning. He'd probably appreciate if you come by earlier in the week.
- In order to prevent complicated halachic situations one should do the following on Friday:
* Prepare the Salt Water for the Seder.
* Roast the Egg and Bone.
* Make the Charoset.
* Light a 26 hour (Yahrzeit) candle from which to light Yom Tov candles on Saturday night, unless one will have another flame available, like a gas range.
* Prepare wicks for the Yom Tov oil-candles, as one may not re-use the Shabbos wicks
* Prepare candles for the Yom Tov candles, as one may not melt candles nor trim them on Yom Tov
* Open the boxes of Matza, so as not to tear writing on Yom Tov
* Ensure the wine bottles can be opened on Yom Tov without tearing any writing; else open them beforehand
- On Shabbos morning one must finish eating Chometz by a third of the day - check your local luach for the correct time. More details about this tomorrow.
- After one finishes eating Chometz on Shabbos morning, one disposes of the leftover Chometz and says the second Kol Chamiro - annulling all Chometz still in one's possession.
- One may not make any Seder preparations on Shabbos. One must wait until the time for Motzai Shabbos - check your local luach for the correct time. One can then say "Boruch Hamavdil ben Kodesh L'Kodesh" - ברוך המבדיל בין קודש לקודש -"Blessed is He who separates between the Holiness of Shabbos and the [lesser] Holiness of Yom Tov", and then light Yom Tov candles from an existing flame and start cooking and preparing the table for the Seder.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 96:5, 110:6, 115
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