Must there be a tablecloth under the bread and another cloth covering it during Kiddush?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one needs a tablecloth under the bread and a separate cloth spread on top. The Taz explains two reasons — one linked to the bread 'not seeing' the wine-Kiddush that bypasses it, and another as a remembrance of the manna which was covered by dew above and below.
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