#14: Erev Pesach on Shabbat (Part 5)
- Since there is a mitzvah to have Lechem Mishneh and consume bread at the Shabbat meals, there are two approaches to fulfilling this requirement when Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat. The first is to use regular chametz at the meals, eating carefully to minimize crumbs, and disposing of any leftovers properly, such as by using a special plastic tablecloth to collect them or by sweeping the floor. It is recommended to use bread that produces fewer crumbs, such as pita or fresh rolls (Shulchan Aruch, O.C. 444:3; Star-K, https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/erev-pesach-on-shabbos.pdf).
- The second approach is to use egg matzah for Lechem Mishneh (Igrot Moshe, O.C. 1:155), though Sephardic poskim and some Ashkenazi poskim do not recommend this option (see, e.g., Teshuvot V’hanhagot 2:211; Star-K; Chazon Ovadia, Pesach, p.264). Although the berachah on egg matzah is usually Mezonot, one who uses it in place of bread may recite Hamotzi on it, provided one eats at least a k’zayit (approximately 27 grams) and consumes additional foods at the meal (Mishnah Berurah 168:24). Some Sephardic poskim allow a third approach of using whole cooked matzot (Chazon Ovadia, Pesach), while other Sephardic poskim do not recommend this (Ma’amar Mordechai, Moadim, ch.10).
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