The Satmarer Rebbe R.Yoilish
zt"l used to say " When things
are going OK, the
Tziyoinim say HAKOL BESEDER. They forget
that at the Seder, there is
also Maror ."
At the Tu Bishvat
Seder.Maror is not served.
Some claim, The Tu Bishvat
Seder originates from the Ari Zal. In his
Kesovim there is no mention
of a Seder on Tu Bishvat.
The first one to mention this
Seder is the Sefer Chemdas HaYomim.
There is a whole Perek
describing how to perform the Seder.
"Various Perakim from
Tanach and Zohar are to be said. Four
cups of different wines are
drunk. Mezonos and fruits are eaten. Before
each fruit you have Kavanah
of a different Tziruf of the Shem Havyah."
In 1753, this Perek was
reprinted as a separate Kunteres called
"Kunteres Pri Eitz
Hadar" Since then, it was
reprinted many times
and the Seder became very
popular amongst the Mekubalim.
The Sefer Chemdas Hayomim was
printed without a Sha'ar Blatt.
The Ya'avetz claimed that the
Mechaber was the Navi Sheker
There were Gedolim who
disputed the Ya'avetz and claimed
the Sefer was written by an
unknown holy man.
The Chemdas Hayomim writes to
have Kavanah at the Seder ,
" העץ
הנחמד בן ישי חי על האדמה"
Someone revealed,
this to be the same Gematria as Shabtai Zvi.
(317=315+2) .
Also העץ הנחמד = 390 the same as שצ
This gave Chizuk to the side
who claimed the Sefer is from
Noson Hoazosi.
The publisher of the
Amsterdam edition who was aware
of the controversy, wrote
in the Hakdama
"ואם
תמצא בו פרי שאינו נחמד למראה,
השלך הקליפה
ואכול תוכו"
יישר כחך!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a very good and important job here, pointing out and clarifying yesodos, important principles, in a time when there is much confusion, and too many people are swayed by excessive noise and publicity.
Keep up the great work!
חזק ואמץ!