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אורח חיים קפ״גOrach Chayim 183

Siman 183 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 12 se'ifim

הלכות סעודהLaws of the Meal· siman 183

Se’if 1א׳

כּוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה טָעוּן הֲדָחָה מִבִּפְנִים וּשְׁטִיפָה מִבַּחוּץ; וְאִם הוּא נָקִי וְאֵין בּוֹ שִׁיּוּרֵי כּוֹסוֹת, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ.

One who blesses, how he should conduct himself with the cup of Birkat Hamazon. Containing 12 paragraphs. 1. The cup of blessing for the Birkat HaMazon requires washing on the inside and rinsing on the outside. And if it was clean without residue on the cups, the rinsing and washing are not necessary.

Se’if 2ב׳

יִתֵּן הַיַּיִן לְתוֹכוֹ חַי, עַד שֶׁמַּגִּיעַ לְבִרְכַּת הָאָרֶץ, וְאָז מוֹזְגוֹ לְהוֹדִיעַ שֶׁבַח הָאָרֶץ. הַגָּה: וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דְּאִם הַיַּיִן אֵינוֹ חָזָק אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְמָזְגוֹ (טוּר), וְכֵן נוֹהֲגִין בְּאֵלּוּ הָאֲרָצוֹת; וְיוֹצִיאֶנּוּ מִן הֶחָבִית לְשֵׁם בְּרָכָה (טוּר בְּשֵׁם רַשִׁ"י); וְנִרְאֶה דִּלְדִידָן שֶׁאֵין לָנוּ הַרְבֵּה יַיִן, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ רַק לְשָׁפְכוֹ מִן הַקַּנְקַן שֶׁשּׁוֹמְרִים בּוֹ הַיַּיִן לְשֵׁם בְּרָכָה וְחָבִית לָאו דַּוְקָא, וְכֵן נוֹהֲגִין בִּמְדִינוֹת אֵלּוּ. וְכוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה יְמַלְּאֶנּוּ שֶׁיְּהֵא מָלֵא עַל כָּל גְּדוֹתָיו.

2. The wine should be placed within the cup undiluted until reaching the Blessing of The Land, and then the wine should be mixed to acknowledge the praise of the land. Rem"a And there are some who say that if the wine is not strong, we need not dilute it with water [Tur]. And this how we are accustomed in these lands. And we take it out from the barrel for the purpose of a blessing [Tur in the name of Rashi]. And it seems for us that we only need to pour it from the jug that we guard of it wine for the purpose of a blessing; and it need not exactly be from a barrel. And this is how we are accustomed in these countries. And the cup for blessing should be filled up to the rim.

Se’if 3ג׳

צָרִיךְ לַחֲזֹר אַחַר כּוֹס שָׁלֵם.

3. One needs to seek out a full cup [of wine] [for blessing over the Birkat HaMazon]

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