{"id":5775,"date":"2011-03-16T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2021-03-22T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T11:32:18","slug":"04-16-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-16-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12.\u00a0If One Forgets to Recline"},"content":{"rendered":"
If one eats a kezayit<\/strong> of matza without reclining, he does not fulfill his obligation, as he has not performed the mitzva as the Sages ordained it, and he must eat another kezayit<\/strong> while reclining. Even if one has already recited Birkat<\/strong> Ha-mazon<\/strong>, he must wash his hands again, recite \u201cha-motzi<\/strong>,\u201d and eat a second kezayit<\/strong> while reclining. In this case, however, one does not recite the \u201cal<\/strong> akhilat<\/strong> matza\u201d<\/strong> blessing a second time, because, according to Raavyah and Raavan, he already fulfilled the mitzva of eating matza with the kezayit<\/strong> he ate without hasava<\/strong> (SA 472:7, MB ad loc. <\/strong>22).<\/p>\n If one forgets to recline for korekh<\/strong>, he need not eat it a second time, since some poskim<\/strong> rule that korekh<\/strong> does not require hasava<\/strong> because it contains maror<\/strong>. Le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, we customarily recline for korekh<\/strong>, but if one forgets to do so, he may rely upon those who maintain that hasava<\/strong> is not necessary. If one eats the afikoman<\/strong> without reclining and he can easily eat another kezayit<\/strong> of afikoman<\/strong> while reclining, he should do so; but if eating another kezayit<\/strong> will be difficult for him, he may rely on Raavyah and Raavan, who maintain that hasava<\/strong> is not necessary nowadays.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n If one drinks one of the four cups without reclining, the poskim<\/strong> are divided about what he must do. According to Shul\u1e25an Arukh<\/strong>, he should le-khat\u1e25ila <\/strong>drink the cup again, this time reclining. According to Rema, though, this creates a problem, because by drinking again one appears to be adding to the number of cups ordained by the Sages. Therefore, if one drinks the second of the four cups without reclining, he must drink it again with hasava<\/strong>, because the second cup precedes the meal, and since it is permissible to drink wine during the meal, one who drinks at this point does not appear to be adding to the required four cups. But if one forgot to recline while drinking the first, third, or fourth cup, he may not go back and drink it a second time, because by doing so he would appear to be adding to the mitzva. He may rely on Raavyah and Raavan who maintain that nowadays one need not perform hasava<\/strong> on the Seder night (SA 472:7, MB 21 ad loc.<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Shul\u1e25an Arukh<\/strong>\u2019s ruling that one must go back and drink any of the four cups again with hasava<\/strong>, and Rema\u2019s similar ruling about only the second cup, are le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>. If drinking again is difficult, one may rely on what he drank without hasava<\/strong> and need not drink again.[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, women should recline while eating matza and drinking the four cups of wine, but if they forgot, they need not eat or drink again. Important women who accidentally eat matza without reclining should eat it again while reclining.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Regarding korekh<\/strong>, although the halakha <\/strong>s that one must recline, in accordance with the view of Manhig <\/strong>and most Rishonim (SA 475:1), since some maintain that it is not necessary to recline for korekh<\/strong> because it contains maror<\/strong> (Roke\u2019a\u1e25<\/strong>, Shibolei Ha-leket<\/strong>), and some are uncertain (R. Ye\u1e25iel, cited by Tur<\/strong>), if one did not recline, it is not necessary to go back and do it again (Pri \u1e24adash<\/strong>, SAH, Kaf<\/strong> Ha-\u1e25ayim <\/strong>475:36).<\/p>\n Regarding the afikoman<\/strong>,<\/strong> SA 477:1 states that one must recline while eating the it. P<\/strong>ri \u1e24adash<\/strong>, on the other hand, notes that Rambam and the Yerushalmi imply that reclining while eating the afikoman<\/strong> is unnecessary. Based on this, MB 477:4 states that if one forgot to recline and eating another kezayit <\/strong>of afikoman<\/strong> would be difficult for him, he need not eat another afikoman<\/strong>. This is also the opinion of Kaf<\/strong> Ha-\u1e25ayim <\/strong>472:45 and 477:7. According to \u1e24ayei Adam<\/strong> 130:13, though, even if one was able to eat another afikoman, <\/strong>it is forbidden to eat the afikoman<\/strong> twice. MB 472:22 quotes this, which seemingly contradicts what he states in 477:4. Perhaps this can be reconciled: if one remembered immediately that he neglected to recline, he should continue eating another kezayit<\/strong> while reclining, but if he already finished eating, he should not go back and eat more, since this would be considered eating the afikoman<\/strong> twice. So states Hilkhot \u1e24ag Be-\u1e25ag<\/strong> 22:5.<\/p>\n
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