Chapter 3. Additional Laws of the Seder Night

Preparing the egg

tzadi alef The egg is boiled and then roasted over the fire1.

Preparing the charoset

tzadi bet The charoset is prepared from tart apples, dates, nuts and almonds, making a thick mixture as a remembrance of the mortar. Red wine is added to it as a remembrance of the blood. Spices as well — cinnamon and ginger — are added, because they resemble straw2.

Eating roasted meat

tzadi gimel Eating roasted meat is prohibited on Seder night, but fish, eggs and other roasted foods are permitted3.

Meat that was cooked and then roasted

tzadi dalet With meat that was cooked and roasted, we follow the final process: if the meat was roasted last, it is forbidden to eat; if in the end it was cooked — after the roasting — it is permitted4.

Keriat Shema before sleep

tzadi heh It is customary to recite Keriat Shema as one does every day, but not to say the other additions; one says only “בידך אפקיד רוחי וכו׳” (“Into Your hand I entrust my spirit,” etc.) and the blessing of Hamapil5.