Editing Night of the Seder (section)

== After the Seder ==
It is not customary to recite Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) after the Seder. The Rebbe writes: "There are those who have the custom to say and read Shir HaShirim... at specific times throughout the year. According to Chabad custom - we do not recite it... with the exception that some have the custom to recite Shir HaShirim on the Seder night, especially on the second night - as my father used to do."

From the year 5711 (1951) until 5730 (1970), after the Seder (on the second night), the Rebbe would customarily hold a farbrengen (gathering) in the synagogue (of course - without drinking "l'chaim").

A person is obligated to engage in the laws of Pesach and in the story of the Exodus from Egypt all night, and to tell of the miracles and wonders that the Holy One, blessed be He, performed for our forefathers, until sleep overtakes them. The Rebbe Rayatz related that when we were young married men, we would stay awake all night on Pesach. On Pesach night, the gates are open, and one can receive much.

It is customary to recite only the Shema and the blessing of "HaMapil" on this night, but not the other things that are customarily recited on other nights - because this night is a night that is protected from harmful forces (outside of Israel, on the second night, one recites the bedtime Shema as usual, as on any other holiday).