Erev Shabbos
⁃ The Taanis Bechoros is on Thursday, therefore a siyum or seudas mitzva should be on Thursday.
⁃ Bedikas chametz is on Thursday night and the procedure is the same as every other year including being mevatel the chametz.
⁃ The chametz gets burned on Friday morning at the same time as other years (four hours into the day).
⁃ If it wasn’t possible to burn the chametz at the proper time then it can be burned the entire Friday.
⁃ Bitul chametz (חמירא כל) is not said when burning the chametz on Friday because chametz can be eaten until Shabbos morning.
⁃ Chametz can be eaten up until the proper time Shabbos morning.
⁃ After eating chametz, it’s preferable to wash out the mouth and/or brush the teeth with a dry toothbrush and/or use dental floss.
⁃ If for whatever reason, the chametz wasn’t burned before Shabbos then it should be disposed of in the bathroom.
⁃ On a normal year, לתודה מזמור and למנצח aren’t said on erev pesach but since this year it’s not erev Pesach, therefore, they are said.
⁃ Haircuts, shaving, cutting nails are allowed the entire Friday because it’s not really Erev Pesach.
⁃ Preferred not to say that you’re taking a nap on Shabbos in order to have strength for the Seder. However, kids can be told that they should take a nap so that they can have strength for the Seder.
Shabbos
⁃ Although chametz food can be eaten on Shabbos, most of Klal Yisroel has the minhag not to eat Chametz on Shabbos (other than challah).
⁃ No preparations for the Seder can be done on Shabbos.
⁃ Therefore try and set up the tables, pillows, etc. that are going to be used for the Seder on Friday so that the Seder can start as soon as possible.
Shalosh Seudos
⁃ Best way to eat two meals on Shabbos day is:
1) daven early.
2) make kiddush and eat challah and fish etc.
3) say Birchas Hamazon.
4) take a walk, go learn, etc. for twenty minutes to a half-hour (if there’s no time to have two meals in that span of time, less than twenty minutes is also acceptable).
5) wash again and eat challa until the proper time and then dispose of any crumbs etc. in the bathroom.
6) after mincha, eat some fish, meat, or fruit etc. in order to satisfy the opinions that the third meal should be after mincha. Do not overeat so that there will be some hunger at the Seder.
⁃ There are opinions that egg matza can be eaten on erev pesach instead of challah. However, it shouldn’t be eaten with Pesach utensils.
⁃ If one is going to eat egg matzah instead of challah, each person should eat at least two full matzos at each meal in order for it to be considered a meal that requires Birchas Hamazon.
⁃ There is an option to make Kiddush and Hamotzi on a porch/yard and then continue the meal inside. However, there are many halachic issues that arise with doing it this way
