Summary of Halachos when Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos

Times are for Melbourne only

Thursday April 10 / Nissan 12

• Taanis Bechorim - Fast of the firstborn. Hear a Siyum in the morning (p1)

Thursday Evening April 10 / אור לי"ג ניסן

• Bedikas Chometz – Search for the Chometz as per usual with Blessing starting at nightfall 6:27pm followed by the nullification – Bittul (p1)
• All Chometz being used over Friday and Shabbos to be securely stored away

Friday April 11 / Nissan 13

• Burn Chometz before 11:23am (11:11am Magen Avraham). Kol Chamira nullification is not recited. Yehi Ratzon is said (p2)
• Sell Chometz before 11:23am (11:11am Magen Avraham) excluding any Chometz to be eaten on Friday and Shabbos (p3)
• Prepare as many of the Seder preparations as possible (p9)
• Ensure to roast the Zeroa and grate the Marror, preferable to wash and check lettuce (p10).

Friday night April 11 / אור לי"ד ניסן

• Friday night meal – make Kiddush and eat Chometz Hamotzi (Pita) outside or in a room which will be sealed for Pesach. Supervise young children (p4)
• Clean up all crumbs and flush in toilet. Brush off all crumbs, wash hands and rinse mouth (p6)
• Eat Shabbos the meal inside, cooked Kosher for Pesach and served on Pesach dishes or plastic (p5)

Shabbos April 12 / Nissan 14

• Davening to start early with Piyutim and Haftorah as per community custom (p3)
• Seudas Shabbos with Kiddush and Hamotzi outside as per above (p4,5)
• Shabbos meal, cooked Kosher for Pesach and served on Pesach dishes or plastic
• Finish eating Chometz before 10:26am (10:02am Magen Avraham) (p1)
• Brush off crumbs, wash hands and rinse mouth and clean teeth thoroughly (p7)
• Clean all crumbs and flush remaining Chometz down toilet or dispose of in a public place (p7)
• Empty broom into toilet and put away in area being sold
• Check and empty pockets (p7)
• Remove Chometz and recite the morning nullification of Chometz – Kol Chamira before 11:23pm (11:11am Magen Avraham) (p7)
• Mincha early followed by reciting of the Haggadah and Seder Korban Pesach as per custom (p7)
• Eat a small amount of meat, fish or fruit to fulfil Shalosh Seudos (p8)
• For Sefardim who eat egg Matzah, must eat before 3:11pm (p9)
• Do not drink wine or grape juice after 3:11pm. (p9)
• Customary not to eat any of the Minim of Marror or ingredients of Charoses from dawn (p9)
• No preparations allowed on Shabbos for the Seder night (p9)

Motzai Shabbos Seder night April 12 / אור לט"ו ניסן ליל הסדר

• After Shabbos ends (8:00pm Melbourne), recite ברוך המבדיל בין קודש לקודש, Baruch Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L’Kodesh before doing any preparations for the Seder
• Women and girls to light candles after 6:37pm (p10)
• Vatodienu is added in Maariv (p10)
• Start Seder as soon as possible (p9)
• Seder should go slower to allow food to heat up. Finish Afikoman (and Hallel) before 12:20am (p11)
• Kiddush of Yaknhaz including Havdalah (p11). Change to וְנֹאכַל שָׁם מִן הַפְסָׁחִים וּמִן הַזְבָׁחִים (p11)