Halacha forbids us from preparing food on one day of yom Tov for the next day. The controls of the stove range must be on and left set for Yom Tov. Additionally, the Halacha allows us to cook food on Yom Tov on an existing flame, if the food will become better and tastier. This is done, by preparing an extra quantity of food to be eaten on the following day of Yom Tov, as Halacha states, cooking in large quantities, enhances its quality and taste. This year, the first day of Pesach is Shabbos evening, April 16 and ends going into Shabbat, on April 23. It is forbidden to cook and prepare food on Shabbat itself, however, Jewish law provides a method for us to cook and prepare food with Eruv Tavshilin. With this, it is considered as if we have commenced the cooking and preparing for Shabbat, prior to Yom Tov.

The procedure is, on Wednesday, April 5, prior to Yom Tov commencing, the head of the household sets aside a whole matza and a cooked food, e.g. hardboiled egg, piece of fish or meat and makes the following prayer.

The two food items that were set aside for the Eruv should be eaten during one of the Shabbat meals preferably at the Seudah Sh’lishis.