What happens if someone fails to mention the Pesach sacrifice, matzah, and maror during the Seder?
Halacha 5: whoever fails to mention these three things on Seder night has not fulfilled his obligation at all.
Question 2
How does the Haggadah narrative begin, according to the Rambam?
Halacha 4: one begins with disgrace and ends with praise — opening with our ancestors' idol worship or the degradation of slavery, and concluding with redemption and thanksgiving.
Question 3
What is the preferred species for maror according to the Rambam?
Halacha 13: chazeret (romaine lettuce) is the preferred species — sweet at first and bitter at the end, symbolizing the exile that began gently and ended in bitterness.
Question 4
What is the halachic status of charoset according to the Rambam?
Halacha 11: charoset is a mitzvah from the Sages — commemorating the mortar and straw that Israel worked with in Egypt.
Question 5
A poor person with no couch — is he obligated to recline at the Seder?
Halacha 8: even the poorest Jew must recline — this is the way of freedom, obligatory on everyone without exception.