The meal eaten on the night of Pesach is known as the “Seder” and “Seder” means order. The meal is conducted in a particular order. This order is the subject of the tenth chapter of masechet Pesachim. The Seder meal is discussed there in great detail. Traditionally the meal is broken down into fourteen steps. The third step in this list is “Karpass.” But if you would look for a discussion of Karpass in masechet Pesachim you won’t find one. The word Karpass does not appear at all in the entire tractate Pesachim. The word Karpass only appears three times in the Babylonian Talmud and never in connection with the holiday of Pesach.
So, what is Karpass? We will discuss this in today’s class.
