תלמוד על ברכות 85:11

It was stated¹⁸¹Tosephta Berakhot 4:8; Babli 43a. This Tosephta explains the background of the Mishnah.: The order of a formal meal: Guests enter and sit on low benches¹⁸²Latin subsellium. or on chairs¹⁸³Greek καθέδρα. until all of them are assembled. They are served wine; everyone makes the benediction for himself. They bringthem water, everyone washes one hand. They bring them snacks, everyone makes the benediction for himself. When they entered¹⁸⁴The dining room. הסב means “to lie on couches” in Mishnaic Hebrew. and lie down on couches they are served wine; even though one made the benediction on the first one, he must now make the benediction on the second one; one of them makes the benediction for all of them. They bring them water; even though one had washed one hand, he now has to wash both hands. When they are served snacks, one makes the benediction for all of them. No guest may enter after three servings of snacks.