[Avodah] Karpas/Davar shetivulo bemashkeh

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

> As I posted earlier, those who eat less than a kzayis - AIUI- do so
> davka to avoid the s'feik bracha on washing.

Zev:
> No, it's to avoid the bracha achrona, so that the ha'adamah can apply
> also to the maror, which is not part of the meal, and so is not covered
> by the hamotzi.

Rambam
Hilchos hametz
8:1-2

Afterwords one recites al netilas yadayim and washes one' hands..

He begins and recites the blessing borei pri ho'adamah takes the vegetable
dips it in charoset and eats a kezayis

Each and everyone do not eat less than a kazayis,,,"

Rambam is stating since one is washing with a bracha therefore one MUST
eat no less than a k'zayis.

Conversely we do not make a bracha and therefore would be entering into
the realm of s'feik bracha would we consume a k'zayis

In order to be mistaleiq min hasafeiq we avoid a k'zayis.

Since even the Rambam omits bracha acharona DESPITE having a K'zayis
ergo he is not concerned about this issue.

Thus at least one factor if not THE factor is avoiding a safeik.
QED

Gutn Mo'ed
RRW
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