#109: Lechem Mishneh (Part 2)

Rabbi Eli Ozarowski
  1. It customary to cut the bottom loaf on Shabbat night for Kabbalistic reasons (Rama 274:1), though some recommend cutting the top one (Bach).
  2. To avoid passing over the top challah (which violates the principle not to “pass over” mitzvot), one should pull the bottom challah a little closer when reciting the berachah. At the day meal, all agree that one cuts the top loaf (Rema, Mishnah Berurah, and other commentaries to siman 274).

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