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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 642
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Orach Chayim Siman 642 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 1 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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Opens “אם חל יום ראשון של סוכות להיות…”
Original text
אם חל יום ראשון של סוכות להיות בשבת אומר בערבית ברכה אחת מעין שבע וחותם בה בשבת בלבד:
1. When the first night of Sukkot falls on Shabbos, one recites the one blessing that summarizes the seven blessings of Shemoneh Esreh, and ends it with Shabbos only.
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0