If one forgot to eat the afikoman and remembered after washing hands (mayim acharonim) or reciting 'Hav lan venivreich' (invitation to bentch), must one recite Hamotzee before eating it?
Synopsis
Forgetting the afikoman after washing hands or reciting the bentching invitation raises the question of whether hefsek (interruption) occurred requiring a new Hamotzee.
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