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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 481
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Orach Chayim Siman 481 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 2 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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<b>שלא לשתות אחר ד' כוסות. ובו ב סעיפים:</b><br>אחר ארבע כוסו' אינו רשאי לשתות יין אלא מים: הגה וכל המשקים דינן כיין (בית יוסף) ומי שהוא איסטניס או תאב הרבה לשתות יכול לשתות כוס חמישי ויאמר עליו הלל הגדול (מרדכי):
Not to drink after the 4 cups. Containing 2 paragraphs: After the four cups, he is not allowed to drink wine, but rather water. Rema: And the law of all drinks (besides water) is like [the law concerning] wine (Beit Yosef). And one who is delicate or greatly desires to drink may drink a fifth cup [of wine] and say the Great Hallel upon it (Mordekhai).
חייב אדם לעסוק בהלכות הפסח וביציאת מצרי' ולספר בניסים ובנפלאו' שעשה הקב"ה לאבותינו עד שתחטפנו שינה: הגה וכל דין ליל ראשון יש ג"כ בליל שני (אגור) ונוהגים שלא לקרות על מטתו רק פרשת שמע ולא שאר דברים שקורין בשאר הלילות כדי להגן כי ליל שמורים הוא מן המזיקים:
A person is obligated to engage in the laws of Passover and the story of the Exodus from Egypt, and to recount the miracles and wonders that the Holy One, Blessed be He, performed for our ancestors until sleep overtakes him. Rema: And all the laws of the first night also apply to the second night (Agur). It is customary to recite only the Shema before going to sleep and not the other passages that are usually recited on other nights, in order to provide protection, as this is a ‘night of watching’ from harmful forces.
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0