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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 661
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Orach Chayim Siman 661 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 “בליל יום טוב שני אומר קידוש וזמן…”
Original text
בליל יום טוב שני אומר קידוש וזמן אחריו מיד ואח"כ ברכת סוכה [זו דעת הרא"ש וכן ראוי לנהוג]:
On the second night, we say Kiddush and Shehecheyanu immediately afterward, followed by the blessing over the sukkah. (This is the opinion of the Ros"h, and it is fitting to do this.)
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0