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The Shulchan Aruch (274:1) brings down that on shabbas night you cut the bottom challah. The Rama adds that on Shabbas day and yom tov night you cut the top challah for kabbalistic reasons. What do you do when yom tov falls out on shabbas (sources please)?

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Tadir VeSheEino Tadir, Tadir Kodem - Except when you only have one option. In that case we generally follow the least common occurrence. – Seth J Apr 27 '12 at 18:25
There is no tadir so we do the least common? Source please – sam Apr 27 '12 at 18:38
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Not a complete answer, but consider Pesach night which falls out on Shabbos (like this year) - we broke the top matzah first, just like any other year. – Alex Apr 27 '12 at 19:41

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Per Rabbi Yisroel Belsky - when Yom Tov falls on Shabbos we cut the top Challa on Friday night.

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Did you ask him? – Double AA♦ May 15 '12 at 17:08
No. However I heard it in a Shiur given by him a few years ago. I also was told it is printed in his Halacha Sefer. – Gershon Gold May 15 '12 at 17:09

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