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Question:
Is the custom to say "Se'u yadeichem kodesh u'varchu et Hashem" (Lift your hands in holiness and bless Hashem) before the blessing and the drying considered an interruption (Hefsek) between the washing and the blessing?
Answer
The source of this law is found in the holy Shelah, and Maran the Mishna Berurah (158:44) quotes his words. Maharam Papiros also wrote similarly (Seder HaSeudah 1, 2).
In practice, this is not considered an interruption (Yabia Omer, Vol. 8, 20). However, many authorities actually disagree with this practice; therefore, the Gaon of Vilna (Maaseh Rav) did not follow the custom of reciting these verses. Nevertheless, one who does follow this custom has a solid halakhic basis to rely upon.
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