Watch: Video Demo of Rebbe’s Seder

By COLlive reporter

Rabbi Yossi Lipskier, a 6th-grade teacher in Cheder Menachem of Los Angeles, California, has created a series of videos for his students, demonstrating the way the Rebbe conducted his Pesach Seder.

“For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the Pesach Seder,” Rabbi Lipskier told COLlive.

“I especially loved to learn the details of how the Rebbe conducted his own Seder. As a child, I knew that my Zeidy had the Zchus of being present at the Rebbe’s Seder many times, and throughout my childhood I watched my father closely while he led our Sedarim at home, as he would copy many of the Rebbe’s behaviors on this most sacred night.”

Lipskier says that while he was in Yeshiva, he did lots of research on this topic, reading all the available material and watching many interviews where elder Chassidim shared their own memories of being at the Rebbe’s Seder.

“Studying the Rebbe’s Hanhagos at the Seder greatly enhanced my own Seder experience. It also helped me bring to life the Rebbe’s teaching that every movement of a Tzaddik is a pearl to be appreciated and cherished,” he says.

This year, as the Cheder closed due to Corona virus and his classroom became virtual, Rabbi Lipskier decided to share this knowledge with my students through a series of videos.

“To the best of my ability, I visually demonstrated all that I had learned from Chassidim who saw the Rebbe’s Seder firsthand. Where possible, I included clips of the Chassidim themselves sharing their memories. It brings the lesson to life in a unique way.”

“Today, I’d like to share these videos with all of Anash. We treasure everything we know about the Rebbe’s Hanhaga in every area of day to day life. The Seder is obviously no different,” Lipskier says.

Note: Not everything portrayed in these videos happened this way exactly every year at the Rebbe’s Seder. If anyone has varying memories of certain Hanhagos, please send them via WhatsApp to +18189058839 Or email [email protected]

The Rebbe’s Seder #1 – Introduction

The Rebbe’s Seder #2 – Preparations

The Rebbe’s Seder #3 – The Kaarah

The Rebbe’s Seder #4 – Kadeish, Urchatz, Karpas

The Rebbe’s Seder #5 – Yachatz, Maggid (Part 1)

The Rebbe’s Seder #6 – Maggid (Part 2)

The Rebbe’s Seder #7 – Rachtza, Motzi, Matzah, Maror, Korech

The Rebbe’s Seder #8 – Shulchan Orech, Tzafun, Beirach

The Rebbe’s Seder #9 – Shfoch Chamas’cha, Hallel, Nirtza, Farbrengen