Inviting a Non-Jew to the Passover Seder
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Question
According to Halacha, is it permitted to invite a non-Jewish caregiver to participate in the Passover Seder with the family, and if so, what is the proper way to relate to him regarding food and drink, participation in the mitzvot of the Seder, and conduct in the home during the festival?
Answer
Shalom u-vracha
I hope that things have worked out for you.
According to Halacha, there is no difference between the Seder night and other meals together with a non-Jew. One must be careful that the non-Jew does not bring his own food, and that he does not touch wine that is not mevushal (not cooked).
And on Seder night, when there is a lot of wine on the table, one should take care to cook (mevushal) all the wines beforehand, because it is almost impossible to ensure that he will not touch the wine at all.
However, in the sefer Kaf HaChaim (Orach Chaim, siman 167), it is written in the name of the grandfather of the Ben Ish Chai that there is a danger when a non-Jew eats at the table of a Jew on the night of the Passover Seder.
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