Must one wash hands again (netilat yadayim) before eating matza at the Seder even though one already washed for karpas?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one washes hands again and recites 'al netilat yadayim' before eating matza, because the Haggadah recitation may have caused loss of mindfulness (hesech ha-da'at). The Acharonim debate whether one who maintained focus throughout can skip the second washing.
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