OU TORAH YU TORAH NAALEH.COM Seder: Splitting of Songs By Shira Smiles
Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein
The words signifying the order of the Seder are well known. We begin withKadesh/Sanctifying the Seder night over wine, continuing with another eleven or thirteen (depending on whether some segments are combined or separated) and ending withNirtzah/Acceptance (of our Seder). In the entire order, there is only one segment that is split, that seems to begin before its designated and announced time, being interrupted by the meal and Birkat Hamazon/Grace After Meals, and then resuming. This is Hallel, the recitation of praises for Hashem. This anomaly is very strange, as Hallel is not supposed to be divided. Further, if it is divided, why not proclaim its order where it begins, prior to the festive meal, instead of afterward? Our final question for today is, we generally precede the Hallel with a blessing; why do we not do so during the Seder?
Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein
The words signifying the order of the Seder are well known. We begin withKadesh/Sanctifying the Seder night over wine, continuing with another eleven or thirteen (depending on whether some segments are combined or separated) and ending withNirtzah/Acceptance (of our Seder). In the entire order, there is only one segment that is split, that seems to begin before its designated and announced time, being interrupted by the meal and Birkat Hamazon/Grace After Meals, and then resuming. This is Hallel, the recitation of praises for Hashem. This anomaly is very strange, as Hallel is not supposed to be divided. Further, if it is divided, why not proclaim its order where it begins, prior to the festive meal, instead of afterward? Our final question for today is, we generally precede the Hallel with a blessing; why do we not do so during the Seder?
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