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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 643
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<b>סדר הקידוש. ובו ג סעיפים:</b><br>סדר הקידוש יין קידוש וסוכה ואח"כ זמן לפי שהזמן חוזר על קידוש היום ועל מצות סוכה:
The Order of Kiddush, 3 Seifim: 1. The order of Kiddush: wine, kiddush, and sukkah, and then followed by time, since time goes on the sanctification of the day and on the mitzvah of sukkah.
ולהרמב"ם מקדש מעומד ומברך לישב בסוכה ויושב ואח"כ מברכין זמן [ואין נוהגים כן אלא מקדשין מיושב וכן דעת הרא"ש]:
2. But the Rambam sanctifies standing and blesses to dwell in the sukkah and then he sits, followed by time (But we are not accustomed to do as such, but rather to sanctify while sitting, and similarly is the opinion of Rabbi Asher ben Yehiel.)
בשאר ימים מברך על הסוכה קודם ברכת המוציא ונוהגים לברך על הסוכה אחר ברכת המוציא קודם שיטעום: הגה והכי נוהגין בחול אבל בשבת ויו"ט שיש בהן קידוש מברך לאחר קידוש [מהרי"ו] ואם קידש בבית ואוכל בסוכה או איפכא ע"ל סימן רע"ג סעיף ב':
3. On the rest of the days, we bless over the sukkah before saying "Hamotzi." Our practice is to bless on the sukkah after saying the "Hamotzi" blessing before eating. RAMA: and this is how we act during the week. But on Shabbat and Yom Tov, where Kiddush is said, we sanctify after making Kiddush [Mahari"v]. And if one says Kiddush in the house and eats in the Sukkah, or vice versa, see above Siman 273 Seif 2.
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