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והא מר לא תלתא אמר ולא שבע אמר! אמר ליה: איברא ״בין יום השביעי לששת ימי המעשה״, מעין חתימה היא, ואמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל: המבדיל צריך שיאמר מעין חתימה סמוך לחתימתו. ופומבדיתאי אמרי מעין פתיחתן סמוך לחתימתן.
But the Master did not say 3 distinctions, nor did he say 7, as he actually mentioned 4 distinctions. He said to him: In truth, that is inaccurate, as the distinction between the 7th day and the 6 days of work is not considered a separate statement of distinction. Rather, this distinction is mentioned because it is similar to the conclusion of the blessing, and Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: One who recites havdala must say an expression that is similar to the conclusion near the conclusion of the blessing, to emphasize the connection between the blessing and its conclusion. And the scholars of Pumbedita say that one must say a phrase similar to the beginnings of blessings near their conclusions.
מאי בינייהו? איכא בינייהו יום טוב שחל להיות אחר השבת, דחתמינן ״בין קודש לקודש״,
With regard to the previously cited dispute, the Talmud asks: What is the practical difference between them? Since the beginning and end of a blessing generally address the same topic, what is the difference between these two opinions? The Talmud responds: The practical difference between them is in the case of a Festival that occurs after Shabbat, as one concludes this havdala with the phrase: Who separates between sacred and sacred.
מאן דאמר מעין פתיחתן סמוך לחתימתן, לא בעי למימר ״בין קדושת שבת לקדושת יום טוב הבדלת״. ומאן דאמר מעין חתימתן סמוך לחתימתן, בעי למימר ״בין קדושת שבת לקדושת יום טוב הבדלת״.
The one who said that one must mention an expression similar to the beginnings of blessings near their conclusions would say that one is not required to say: Between the sanctity of Shabbat and the sanctity of the Festival You have distinguished, before concluding the blessing, as the beginning of the blessing refers simply to the sacred and the profane. And according to the one who said that one must say a phrase similar to the conclusions of blessings near their conclusions, one is required to say: Between the sanctity of Shabbat and the sanctity of the Festival You have distinguished.