If one began searching without reciting the blessing, can the blessing still be said?
Synopsis
The Rema rules that if one began searching without a blessing, one may recite it at any point before completing the search. The Mishnah Berurah adds that if the search is already finished, one should recite the blessing the next day during the burning of chametz, though some later authorities say that in that case the blessing should be recited without God's name.
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