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אורח חיים רע״דOrach Chayim 274

Siman 274 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 4 se'ifim

הלכות שבתLaws of Shabbat· siman 274

Se’if 1א׳

בּוֹצֵעַ עַל שְׁתֵּי כִּכָּרוֹת שְׁלֵמוֹת, שֶׁאוֹחֵז שְׁתֵּיהֶן בְּיָדוֹ וּבוֹצֵעַ הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה. הַגָּה: וְדַוְקָא בְּלֵילֵי שַׁבָּת (דִּבְרֵי עַצְמוֹ), אֲבָל בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת אוֹ בְּלֵילֵי יוֹם טוֹב בּוֹצֵעַ עַל הַעֶלְיוֹנָה (כָּל בּוֹ וְהַגָּהוֹת מַיְמוֹנִי פ"ח מֵהִלְכוֹת חָמֵץ וּמַצָה), וְהַטַּעַם הוּא עַל דֶּרֶךְ הַקַּבָּלָה.

The Laws Pertaining to Breaking Bread on Shabbos, 4 Seifim: 1. Every person is obligated to break bread on two [whole] loaves. One holds them both in his hands and breaks the bottom one. RAMA: Specifically on the night of Shabbat. However on Shabbat day, or on the night of Yom Tov, we break the top one [Kol Bo; Hagahos Maimoni] and the reason is according to the Kabbalah.

Se’if 2ב׳

מִצְוָה לִבְצֹעַ בְּשַׁבָּת פְּרוּסָה גְּדוֹלָה שֶׁתַּסְפִּיק לוֹ לְכָל הַסְעֻדָּה וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סי' קס"ז.

2. It is a mitzvah on Shabbat to break a big piece that will last you through the whole meal [and see above Siman 167].

Se’if 3ג׳

אֵין הַמְּסֻבִּין רַשָּׁאִים לִטְעֹם עַד שֶׁיִּטְעֹם הַבּוֹצֵעַ, וְאִם יֵשׁ לִפְנֵי כָּל אֶחָד לֶחֶם מִשְׁנֶה יְכוֹלִים לִטְעֹם אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁעֲדַיִן לֹא טָעַם הוּא.

3. Those participating in the meal may not partake [of the bread] until the person breaking bread [first] partakes [of the bread that he cuts]. If, however, two loaves are placed before each one of them, they may partake of their bread even though he has not yet partaken of his.

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