The Order Of The Korban Pesach

Seder Korban Pesach

סֵדֶר קָרְבַּן פֶּסַח

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Hebrew

וְאַחַר שֶׁיָּצְאוּ כֻּלָּן רוֹחֲצִין
הָעֲזָרָה, וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת,
מִפְּנֵי כְלוֹךְ הַדָּם שֶׁהָיָה בָהּ.
וְכֵיצַד הָיְתָה הָרְחִיצָה? אַמַּת
הַמַּיִם הָיְתָה עוֹבֶרֶת בָּעֲזָרָה,
וְהָיָה לָהּ מָקוֹם לָצֵאת
מִמֶּנָּה, וּכְשֶׁרוֹצִין לְהָדִיחַ
אֶת הָרִצְפָּה, סוֹתְמִין מְקוֹם
יְצִיאָתָהּ, וְהִיא מִתְמַלֵּאת
עַל כָּל גְּדוֹתֶיהָ מִפֶּה וּמִפֶּה,
עַד שֶׁהַמַּיִם עוֹלִים וְצָפִים
מִכָּאן וּמִכָּאן, וּמְקַבֵּץ אֵלֶיהָ
כָּל דָּם וְכָל כְּלוֹךְ שֶׁהָיָה
בָּעֲזָרָה. וְאַחַר כָּךְ פּוֹתְחִין
מְקוֹם יְצִיאָתָהּ, וְהַכֹּל יוֹצֵא
עַד שֶׁנִּשְׁאַר הָרִצְפָּה מְנֻקָּה
וּמְשֻׁפָּה. זֶהוּ כְּבוֹד הַבַּיִת.

Sephardi

Ve'achar sheyatz'u kulan rochatzin
ha'azarah, va'afilu beShabbat,
mipnei cheloch hadam shehayah bah.
Vecheitzad hayetah harechitzah? Amat
hamayim hayetah overet ba'azarah,
vehayah lah makom latzeit
mimenah, uchshe'rotzim lehadiach
et haritzpah, sotmim mekom
yetzi'atah, vehi mitmaleit
al kol gedoteihah mipeh umipeh,
ad shehamayim olim vetzafim
mikan umikan, umekabetz eileihah
kol dam vechol cheloch shehayah
ba'azarah. Ve'achar kach potchin
mekom yetzi'atah, vehakol yotzei
ad shenish'ar haritzpah menukah
umeshupah. Zehu kevod habayit.

English

offering the sacrifices of the second group, they would open the doors, the second group would leave, and the third group would enter. The procedure of each group was the same. After all the groups had left, the Kohanim would wash the floor of the Temple Courtyard because it had become filthy from the blood of the offerings, even if it was Shabbat. How was the washing of the Temple Courtyard done? There was a water channel that ran through the Temple Courtyard, which would flow out through an exit at the Water Gate. When they wanted to wash the floor of the Temple Courtyard, they would block the exit, causing the water level to rise and fill the channel to its brim on both sides, until it would overflow and flood the floor on both sides of the channel. The water would gather all the blood and dirt on the floor of the Temple Courtyard into the channel. They would then open the exit, and the blood and dirt would flow out of the Temple Courtyard along with the water, until the floor was completely clean and smooth. This cleaning was done to honor the Holy Temple.

Hebrew

וְאִם הַפֶּסַח נִמְצָא טְרֵפָה,
לֹא עָלָה לוֹ עַד שֶׁמֵּבִיא אַחֵר.

Sephardi

Ve'im hapesach nimtza terefah,
lo alah lo ad shemeivi acher.

English

If the animal brought for the Pesach-offering was found to have been deathly ill before it was offered, the person bringing the offering would not have fulfilled his obligation until he brought another one.

סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר

COUNTING THE OMER

The Omer is counted each night from the second night of Pesach through the night before Shavuot.

Ideally, the Omer should be counted at nightfall, immediately after Maariv. However, one who forgot to do so may count it at any time during the night. If he forgot to count during the night, he should count during the day without the accompanying blessing.

If one forgot to count the Omer and the day has fully passed, he must count on subsequent nights without a blessing. If he is not sure as to whether he counted during the previous night, and he did not count during the day, he may continue counting with a blessing.

Before counting the Omer, one should not begin eating (even a light meal) within half an hour before dusk.

Blessing on the Counting of the Omer

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו,
וְצִוָּנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר:

Sephardi

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,
asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav,
v'tzivanu al sefirat haomer:

English

Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has made us holy with His commandments and commanded us regarding the counting of the Omer.

Say the appropriate count below, and have in mind the letter and words in grey type corresponding to that night's Omer count. Then continue with הרחמן on page 690.

The eve of the 16th of Nissan.

Chessed Shebechessed

Hebrew

הַיּוֹם1 יוֹם אֶחָד לָעֽוֹמֶר:
חֶסֶד שֶׁבְּחֶסֶד

Sephardi

Hayom yom echad la'omer:
Chesed shebechesed

English

Today1 is one day of the Omer.

The eve of the 17th of Nissan.

Gevurah Shebechessed

Hebrew

הַיּוֹם שְׁנֵי יָמִים לָעֽוֹמֶר:
גְּבוּרָה שֶׁבְּחֶסֶד

Sephardi

Hayom sh'nei yamim la'omer:
Gevurah shebechesed

English

Today is two days of the Omer.

The eve of the 18th of Nissan.

Tiferet Shebechessed

Hebrew

הַיּוֹם שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים לָעֽוֹמֶר:
תִּפְאֶרֶת שֶׁבְּחֶסֶד

Sephardi

Hayom sh'loshah yamim la'omer:
Tiferet shebechesed

English

Today is three days of the Omer.