Fwd: Halacha Yomis - Eating Before Havdalah

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If I forgot to recite Havdalah, how can I eat...     The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 Q. One is not permitted to eat before hearing Havdalah. If one forgot to recite Havdalah in Kiddush and must wait until after Maggid to recite Havdalah, may Karpas be eaten at the usual point of the seder? A. The Shulchan Aruch Harav (473:7) writes that in this scenario, since one cannot recite Havdalah until after Maggid, one may eat the Karpas even without having said Havdalah. The Mishnah Berurah (Beiur Halacha 473, s.v. Od) writes that if one has not yet eaten the Karpas, perhaps it is better to recite Havdalah (before Maggid) and then eat the Karpas, because eating before Havdalah is a clear violation, while adding an additional cup is a matter of dispute among poskim. However, he leaves the question unresolved. The Kol Dodi Haggadah quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt"l who held that in this case, since one is forbidden to eat without making Havdalah, one should in fact recite Havdalah before eating the Karpas. More about this program and to subscribe visit https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis-email/ View archive on https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/ Subscriber comments and questions related to this mailing can be sent to GerstenE@ou.org. These questions and their answers may be selected to become one of the Q and A's on OU Kosher Halacha Yomis. Dedicated by Gerald and Karin Feldhamer in memory of their parents R' Moshe ben R' Elyokim Getzel Feldhamer and Pesha bas Reb Mordechai R' Avrohom Abba ben R' Chaim Finkelstein and Taube bas R' Yissocher Dov HaKohen In memory of R' Kalman ben R' Moshe Feldhamer   **NEW from OU Press** Halacha Yomis: A Daily Halachic Companion Halacha Yomis is now available as a highly readable compendium of practical laws and customs   Forward     Unsubscribe Please do not 'reply' to this message. The inbox of noreply@ounetwork.org is not monitored.