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אורח חיים ת״עOrach Chayim 470

Siman 470 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 3 se'ifim

הלכות פסחLaws of Passover· siman 470

Se’if 1א׳

הַבְּכוֹרוֹת מִתְעַנִּין בְּעֶרֶב פֶּסַח, בֵּין בְּכוֹר מֵאָב בֵּין בְּכוֹר מֵאֵם. וְיֵשׁ מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ נְקֵבָה בְּכוֹרָה מִתְעַנָּה, וְאֵין הַמִּנְהָג כֵּן (מַהֲרִי"ל).

The firstborns, either of the father or of the mother, must fast on the eve of Passover. According to one opinion, even a firstborn daughter must fast (it is not the practice).

Se’if 2ב׳

אִם חָל עֶרֶב פֶּסַח בְּשַׁבָּת, יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁמִּתְעַנִּים הַבְּכוֹרוֹת בְּיוֹם ה', וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁאֵינָם מִתְעַנִּים כְּלָל. הַגָּה: אֲבָל יֵשׁ לִנְהֹג כַּסְּבָרָא הָרִאשׁוֹנָה. וְנוֹהֲגִין כְּשֶׁהָאָב בְּכוֹר, הָאֵם מִתְעַנָּה תַּחַת בְּנָהּ הַבְּכוֹר כְּשֶׁעֲדַיִן קָטָן; וְאִם אֵין הָאָב בְּכוֹר, הוּא מִתְעַנֶּה בְּעַד בְּנוֹ עַד שֶׁיִּגְדַּל.

If the eve of Passover falls on the Sabbath, there are those who say that the firstborn fast on Thursday, and there are those who say that they do not fast at all. Hagah [Rema]: But one should practise according to the first opinion. And the custom is that where the father is a firstborn, the mother fasts in place of her firstborn son while he is still a minor; and if the father is not a firstborn, he fasts on behalf of his son until he grows up.

Se’if 3ג׳

הָאִיסְטְנִיס מִתְעַנֶּה בְּעֶרֶב פֶּסַח, כְּדֵי שֶׁיֹּאכַל מַצָּה לְתֵאָבוֹן.

One who is delicate (istenis — one whose body cannot bear discomfort) fasts on the eve of Passover, so that he will eat the matzah (the unleavened bread of Passover) with appetite.

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