[Avodah] Why Karpas should be less than a K'zayyis; an alternative svara Pt. 1.

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Standard Mainstrem Read:
The Minhag as stated in SA Orach Chayyim 473:6 is to davka consume less
than a k'zayyis for karpas

Reason?
The Be'er Hagolah there states the reason (as per the Beth Yosef); that by
consuming less than a K'zayyis we avoid a s'feik bracha of borei nefashos
(BNR).

Based upon information from my distant past I would like to offer a
different ta'am. This has little to no direct bearing on the psaq of
the SA but it differs from the be'er hagolah's ta'am. Also it may have
other indirect halachic ramifications.
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Alternative Ta'am:
The reason for avoiding a K'zayis for karpas
Is to avoid a s'feik baracha on the netillas yadayyim that precedes the
tibbul. IOW since with a kezayyis there are dei'os that WOULD require
a bracha therefore less then a k'zayyis would NOT trigger the bracha
- just the netillah lechal hadei'os or perhaps only lerov hade-'os.
(Taluy in how one reads Rambam and GRA)

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The mishnah brura in 473:52 and shaar hatziyyun 473:70
And the MB 158:20
State:
That Davar shetibbulo bemashkin triggers a bracha al netilas yadayim
leda'as haGRA
BUT MB limits this to the case ONLY when this Tibbul is at least
a k'zayyis. (I Don't know MB's source but it seems mistavra)

Therefore avoiding a K'zayyis for karpas avoids a possible bracha of al
netilas yadayim as the MB understands GRA.

In Part 2 I will attempt to read the converse into the Rambam.
NB: that R Chaim Stenmetz and others have taken issue with this read.

More Later BEH
RRW 
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