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title: Siman 166 – Interruption between washing hands and breaking bread
description: "בChelek 2 1. Be careful, l’chatchila, after washing your hands (even without a beracha) not to make the following interruptions before eating**:** 1. Distracting activities e.g. filling a cup of hot water. 2. Speaking even a little bit (except where…"
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updated: "2024-05-16"
category: Laws of Breaking Bread
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# Siman 166 – Interruption between washing hands and breaking bread

בChelek 2

1. Be careful, l’chatchila, after washing your hands (even without a beracha) not to make the following interruptions before eating**:**
   1. Distracting activities e.g. filling a cup of hot water.
   2. Speaking even a little bit (except where necessary for the seuda).
   3. Divray Torah.
   4. Delaying after drying for more than the time it takes to walk 22 amos.
   5. Walking to a different building.(ShA – MB , ,  – ShaH 1)

1. If you **did** interrupt, you do not need to wash again. (MB )

1. You are allowed to delay while waiting for someone to bring salt. (MB Siman167:29)
2. It is proper to recite the Mizmor “Hashem Roi” (Psalm 23) after eating from the Hamotzi. (MB )

## Key

**ShA**
: Shulchan Aruch

**MB**
: Mishna Berura

**ShaH**
: Shaar Hatsiun

**ShaT**
: Shaaray Teshuva

**BeH**
: Beur Halacha

**BaH**
: Baer Haytayv

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