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#Some have the custom to cut a little bit of the challah before reciting the beracha. <ref> Mishna Berura 274:5 quoting the Magen Avraham 274:1. Aruch Hashulchan 274:6. The Tzlach on Berachot 39b says that this is an incorrect practice. </ref> | #Some have the custom to cut a little bit of the challah before reciting the beracha. <ref> Mishna Berura 274:5 quoting the Magen Avraham 274:1. Aruch Hashulchan 274:6. The Tzlach on Berachot 39b says that this is an incorrect practice. </ref> | ||
#Some have the custom to recite "birshus"-(with your permission) before reciting the beracha. <ref> Rama 167:14, Aruch Hashulchan 167:29 and Mishna Berura 274:2. The Vilna Gaon (Maaseh Rav 78)however views this as a hefsek and says it should not be recited. | #Some have the custom to recite "birshus"-(with your permission) before reciting the beracha. <ref> Rama 167:14, Aruch Hashulchan 167:29 and Mishna Berura 274:2. The Vilna Gaon (Maaseh Rav 78)however views this as a hefsek and says it should not be recited. </ref> | ||
==What kind of challah should be used== | ==What kind of challah should be used== | ||
#Both challahs should be complete. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 274:1. Arukh Ha-shulchan 274:5 says that if a whole one is not available then the mitzva can nevertheless be fulfilled with two broken ones.</ref> Even if part of the challah is burnt it is still considered whole. <ref> Mishna Berura 274:2. </ref> | #Both challahs should be complete. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 274:1. Arukh Ha-shulchan 274:5 says that if a whole one is not available then the mitzva can nevertheless be fulfilled with two broken ones.</ref> Even if part of the challah is burnt it is still considered whole. <ref> Mishna Berura 274:2. </ref> |