Must one recite a blessing (berakha rishona) before drinking the second cup of wine at the Seder?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that no blessing is required before the second cup, while the Rema cites the Ashkenazi custom of reciting one for each cup. Dispute centers on whether Haggadah constitutes a break (hefsek) in the drinking.
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