An isha that has difficulty eating more than one cazayis by the leil Ha-Seder. When should she eat this kazayis: at Motzee Matzah or at Afikoman?
Answer:
If she will be eating the meal, poskim dispute when the kezayis should be eaten.
The Mishnah Berurah rules that the meal should be eaten first, and the kezayis matzah after the meal (482:6).
Tamuah ani moed al psak zeh!! I don’t know why one has to come on to R’ Asher Weiss or additional savaras. This din is mentioned b’maferesh in Siman 482 M”A Sif-Katan 1 and in the M”B Sif-katan 6. As well as the SA HaRav Sif 3 that in such a situation one should eat the entire seudah without hamotzei then make hamotzei at the end by afikomen and eat the cazayis matzav then.
I didn’t notice that she is eating the meal, and have amended the answer.
Why do you submit questions to which you know the answer?
She is eating only a cazayis because like many has difficulty eaten wheat products or the like. But the rest of the seudah is less of a problem.
This shailo I asked to many poskim. What surprised me was the variations in the answers and that *most* said to eat it by the cazayis rishon and skip afikomen. Only after I submitted the shailo did one Rov point out to me that it’s maforesh in SA/MB/SA HaRav (however there are cholkim on this see Sefer Neziras Shimshon Siman 482 (brought in Orchos Chaim (Spinka)). Many times this is the case or perhaps I find myself where the (correct) teshuva is. I appreciate the opportunity to submit shailos to those with much knowledge in halacha and mareh makomos. I deal with 10s of shailos a day in various limudim and often times I’m interested to hear what others have to say. The Torah Baruch HaShem has become quite big (so many seforim, etc) that finding exactly what one is looking becomes difficult.
No problem (about submitting questions), but please understand that “real life” questions take deserved priority.
It follows however another question, what about the Borei Nafaoshos that would normally be made after eating the meal. Before washing must she make in this case as well?
Yes, in this case she would make borei nefashos before washing.
R’ Yehoshua –
I realize the “real” shailos get priority.
Thanks your time and insights on everything.
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