# Pesach - The Fifth Cup – Upholding the Authority of Shulchan Aruch

From **Rulings and insights from the Lubavitcher Rebbe - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow** by R Chaim Wolosow.

- **Published:** Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:59:09 +0000
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The Rebbe strongly rejects adding a fifth cup to the Seder based on personal ideas of redemption. Such changes oppose the Shulchan Aruch and risk misleading others, especially through a widely used Haggadah, undermining accepted halachic authority.
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