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If someone eats maror for karpas and then must eat it again for the mitzvah (מצוה) of maror, when should they make the bracha? The machlokes between Rav Huna and Rav Hisda reveals the fundamental dispute about mitzvos tzrichos kavanah - whether proper intention is required for mitzvah fulfillment.
This shiur provides a detailed analysis of Pesachim 114b, focusing on the fundamental dispute regarding mitzvos tzrichos kavanah (whether mitzvos require proper intention). The discussion centers on a case where one only has maror available for karpas - must they eat it again for the mitzvah (מצוה) of maror after matzah? Rabbi Zweig explains Reish Lakish's position according to the Rashbam: if someone eats maror for karpas before its proper time (which is after matzah, based on the pasuk 'al matzos umorim yochlu'), they would be fulfilling maror prematurely (kodem zman), which is problematic. Therefore, one must hold mitzvos tzrichos kavanah - the first eating counts for nothing since it was done l'sheim karpas, allowing the second eating to properly fulfill the mitzvah l'sheim maror after matzah.
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Pesachim 114b
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