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When should the Seder table be brought out - before karpas or after it? Rashbam and Rashi (רש"י) hold only vegetables come for karpas, while the full table arrives later for the main Seder. This dispute hinges on whether karpas requires haseiva, since proper table service connects to reclining requirements.
This shiur analyzes a complex Mishna in Pesachim 114b regarding the proper order of bringing food items to the Seder table. The Mishna states 'heviu lefanav' (they brought before him) regarding various Seder foods, but the commentators disagree about the precise timing and requirements. The Rashbam holds that for karpas, only vegetables are brought - not the full table with all Seder foods. According to his view, the charoset is not present during karpas because the table hasn't been brought yet. This solves the problem of why the Mishna mentions bringing charoset later if it was already there. Rashi (רש"י) agrees with this approach, stating that vegetables are brought for karpas, and only afterward is the full table brought for yachatz and the main Seder.
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Pesachim 114b
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