Must one repeat Shemoneh Esreh after omitting Havdalah when one ate before making Havdalah on a cup — and does the Rambam agree?
Synopsis
The Shulchan Aruch rules that tasting before the cup-Havdalah (when one also omitted it in tefillah) requires repeating tefillah. The Rambam's omission of this ruling generates a significant machloket among Acharonim.
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