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2. Preparations for Seder night – one should prepare salt water before Shabbat. If it was not prepared, one may prepare a small amount on Shabbat – just enough to cover the karpas. First put the salt and then add the water (the opposite of weekdays.)
3. The charoseth should be prepared before Shabbat. If it wasn’t prepared in advance, the nuts should be cut into larger pieces. As far as kneading: first put in wine and then add the nuts etc. Make a soft mixture and, ideally, mix with a finger (according to the Chazon Ish, a spoon may be used.) If one makes a thick mixture, using these two changes mentioned above, also has upon whom to rely. If one adds a small amount of beverage in the charoseth before Shabbat (more than just a few drops), more of the beverage may be added on Shabbat.
4. Shank bone – it should be roasted before Shabbat, of course. If not, use a cooked shank bone.
5. Seder night on Shabbat eve – we do not recite Magen Avot in "M’ein Sheva", but we do recite Va’yechulu".
6. Shalom Aleichem – some recite and some do not. It may be a good idea to say each line once instead of three times. Skip Aishet Chayil.
7. Preparations for the seventh day of Pesach – Eiruv Tavshilin should be made on Thursday before the Yom Tov, using matzoh with another cooked food. Even if one will not cook on Yom Tov for Shabbat, but will only light candles, one should make Eiruv Tavshilin, since he will light candles for Shabbat and heat food and the like. If you are a guest in someone’s home, you are not required to make Eiruv Tavshilin.
8. Seventh day of Pesach – it is possible to permit cooking from the seventh day of Pesach for Shabbat "matzoh shruya" ("gebrocht" – even those who keep this stringently) and legumes. However, one should be careful not to eat them accidentally on the Yom Tov. The legumes should be carefully checked prior to cooking, in case there is wheat present. In our times, with proper refrigeration, it is recommended to prepare the legumes on Chol Hamoed or even before the chag. (When preparing on Pesach, one may use Pesach dishes – from the essence of the law, especially if one does not use the dishes for at least 24 hours. However, it is preferable to use disposable dishes.)
9. Shabbat juxtaposed to the seventh day of Pesach – there are opposing views regarding the permissibility of eating chametz. The essence of the Halacha here is to be lenient, especially foods that are not actually chametz, but it is customary to sell them to a gentile (opened before Pesach, there is no kosher for Pesach certification – even though the ingredients are not chametz, and the like.) And one may certainly be lenient regarding legumes.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
