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Spilling Drops of Wine From One’s Cup During the Seder PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 14 April 2011 23:44

Question

Kvod Ha Rav,

I am aware of some, but very likely not all, of the reasons for the minhag of spilling drops of wine from one’s cup during the seder. This minhag seems a new convention and I would like to know your opinion on the matter if time permits.

Answer

1.       Some attempt to provide some Qabalistic reason for it which I do not and do not care to recall.

2.       I am not certain how new a convention it is. Hazal do not mention such a thing.

3.       I am certain that it is not rooted in any true m’sora (tradition), that it is without basis or meaning, and therefore undeserving of our attention.

Have a meaningful Pesah

Rabbi David Bar-Hayim
 

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+1 #5 Leon 2012-04-02 11:12
I would like to know the Rav's opinions on Pesach cleaning. I appreciate that this is a lengthy topic. However, I read on the internet that my sink needs to be blow-torched and that my children's toys need to be laundered. I wonder how much one needs to clean when ultimately one still says a brachah to nullify anything unfound in one possession? I would also like to know at what point something becomes pegum. Do the bread crumbs in my child's coat from 6 months ago still count as chametz?
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+1 #4 Shimshon 2011-04-22 09:31
For a list of reasons given for this practice, see Seder H'Arukh, vol. 2, p. 179.

What is the Rav's position on minhagim that have become popular over the last several centuries but don't have a source in Talmudic, Geonic or Rishonic literature?
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+2 #3 Tzvi Ben Roshel 2011-04-21 03:53
I have heard it said that we spill the wine to symbolize that we aren't happy (or too happy) when G-D strikes our enemies. Like when G-D struck Egypt with the plagues.
- Hearing this explanation, I said to myself all the more soo now I won't do it this year. And I Thank G-D I didn't.
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+2 #2 harav 2011-04-18 10:56
To #1: I do not know. Were it important I would look into it - but it's not, so I won't. Rambam writes in his Perush on the Mishna (N'ziruth 2:1) regarding the view of Beth Shamai that "seeing that is not the Halakha, we need not concern ourselves with it".
Frankly I have always found this statement somewhat surprising - the Amoraim always explain all positions, and this is essential for a full and balanced understanding of the Tora. However, in this case, I allow myself to follow Rambam's example.
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+1 #1 USA Talmid 2011-04-18 09:45
Interesting. When is the earliest mention of this activity in the halachic sources?
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