Halakhah for Berakhot 98:2
והא אמר רב הונא אמר רב טעה אומר ברוך שנתן אמר ליה לאו איתמר עלה אמר רב מנשיא בר תחליפא אמר רב לא שנו אלא שלא פתח בהטוב והמטיב אבל פתח בהטוב והמטיב חוזר לראש
"But Rab Huna has declared in the name of Rab : If one erred, he should say 'Blessed be He Who has given' [etc.] " ! He said to him, "Was it not reported in this connection : Rab Menashya b. Tahlifa said in the name of Rab: This teaching only applies if he has not commenced the benediction 'Who art kind and dealest kindly' ; but if he has commenced it, he must return to the beginning?"
Sefer HaChinukh
A person must mention the holiness of the day on Shabbat and holidays in the third blessing, like we said. And if he did not mention it and he began 'The One who is good and does good,' he goes back to the beginning (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Blessings 2:12). If he did not begin it but he did finish the third blessing, he says this formula on Shabbat: "Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe, who has given Shabbat rest to His people, Israel, as a sign and a covenant. Blessed are You, Lord, who sanctifies the Shabbat." And if it is a holiday, we say, "Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe, who has given holidays to His people, Israel, for happiness and joy. Blessed are You, Lord, who sanctifies Israel and the times." And so [too,] Rosh Chodesh (the first day of the month), the intermediate festival days, Channukah and Purim have a mention in the Grace after Meals in the third blessing. But if he forgot [in these cases] and concluded the blessing, we do not make him go back, and we do not mention [the holiday] at all. I have received as a tradition from my teachers, may God protect them, that any one who is careful about Grace after Meals will have his food available with dignity all of his days. [These] and the rest of its details are elucidated in Tractate Berakhot (see Tur, Orach Chaim 188).
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