Should one use fine vessels and arrange the table beautifully for the Seder?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one should set the table beautifully with fine dishes according to one's ability, as this is part of expressing freedom (derech cherut). The Mishnah Berurah notes this is an exception to the year-round custom of limiting fine vessels as a remembrance for the destruction.
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