Maggid

Mitzvah of Sippur Yetsiat Mitzrayim

1. One should have intent before beginning Maggid that is fulfilling the mitzvah of Sippur Yetsiat Mitzrayim.
2. One should only start the Haggadah after Tzet HaCochavim.
3. The mitzvah of Sippur Yetsiat Mitrayim is to explain to one’s sons and daughter according to their understanding. </ref> Chazon Ovadyah (pg 55) </ref>
4. The entire Haggadah from Ha Lachma Anaya can be said in the common language so that everyone understands.
5. One’s son should ask the questions in order to explain Yetsiat Mitzrayim. If one doesn’t have a son, one’s daughter should ask. If one doesn’t have children, one’s wife should ask. If two people are together, they should ask one another. If one is alone, one should ask oneself. Grandchildren are like children regarding this mitzvah.
6. Not everyone at the table must say over the story of Yetsiat Mitzrayim or read the entire Haggadah but rather it’s sufficient that one person at the table explains the story of Yetsiat Mitzrayim and reads the Haggadah while everyone else listens and pays attention.
7. Women are also obligated in Sippur Yetsiat Mitzrayim, yet they shouldn’t fulfill the obligation of men by reading it aloud and having men listen, nonetheless after the fact men have fulfilled the obligation.
8. Blind people are also obligated in reading the Haggadah.
9. Even if one doesn’t have Matzah and Maror should still say the Haggadah.

Someone who has small children

1. Someone who doesn’t have time and has to say Maggid in a big rush should say the paragraph of Avadim Hayinu עבדים היינו which fulfills the mitzvah Deoritta of Sippur Yetsiat Mitzrayim.
2. If one has little children who can’t stay up too late, one should go through the Haggadah quicker so that the children are able to participate in the other מצות of the night.
3. For a person who has small children and the essentials of the Haggadah to be said are Kiddish, Ha Lachma Anaya, Mah Nishtana, Avadim Hayinu, Metechila Ovdei Ovoda Zara, Baruch HaMakom, 4 sons, Arami Oved Avi, (Rabban Gamliel), the beginning of Hallel, Birkat HaMazon, and the end of Hallel.

Ha Lachma Anaya

1. The smaller piece of the broken matzah should be placed between the other two Matzot and put it back on the Kaarah.
2. One should raise the Kaarah for Ha Lachma Anya. Some have the custom just to raise the broken piece of Matza.

Mah Nishtana

1. One should remove the Kaarah from the table before Mah Nishtana to get the children to ask. Some have the custom only to remove the broken piece of Matzah. Some have the custom to announce the removal of the Kaarah but not actual do so.
2. When the children ask why is the Kaareh being removed one should answer that this is to show that one is not to eat before fulfilling Sippur Yetsiat Mitzrayim.
3. Nowadays when it’s unclear from our actions of dipping the food and by leaning while eating that we are displaying actions of royalty, the after should answer the child’s recital of the Mah Nishtana with an explanation of such.
4. If the child said Mah Nishtana, some say that the one running the Seder doesn’t have to repeat the Mah Nishtana , while others suggest that one should do so.
5. Even if the child asks a question related to the seder the one running the Seder should still read the Mah Nishtana.
6. The second cup is poured after the Mah Nishtana to get the children to ask.
7. The captions underneath the pictures on the side of the Haggadah is permissible to read on Yom Tov.

Eating during Maggid

1. If there’s a need it’s permissible to eat vegetables or fruit or drink something which is invalid for the 4 cups of wine during the reading of the Haggadah (Maggid).

10 Macot

1. Some say that one should spill it out into a broken vessel , while others have a minhag to spill it onto plates.
2. Some say that it’s preferable to spill the wine from a cup and not to dip one’s finger in the cup and then drop in onto a plate.
3. Some say not to drink the wine after it was spilled out of the cup , while others permitted drinking the wine which one spilled.
4. The Matzah should be revealed during Maggid except for VeHiy SheAmda until Matzilenu Meyadam when the cup of wine is raised and again from Lifekach when one should raise the cup of wine.
5. Some say that one shouldn’t spill or drop with one’s finger wine for the Ten Macot if one is using Shemittah wine.
6. When one says to Matzah Zeh one should raise the Matzah, when one says Maror Zeh one should raise the Maror, but when one says Pesach Zeh one should not rasie the Zeroah.

Bracha at end of Maggid

1. The minhag is to say מן הזבחים ומן הפסחים in the Bracha of אשר גאלנו even on years where Pesach falls out on Motzei Shabbat.
2. One can make the Bracha of אשר גאלנו even if one doesn’t have wine.