Commentaire sur Berakhot 8:1
אֵלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁבֵּין בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל בַּסְּעֻדָּה. בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיּוֹם וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיּוֹם:
Telles sont les différences entre Beth Hillel et Beth Shammai en ce qui concerne les repas. Beth Shammai dit: On bénit le jour. [Il fait d'abord le kiddouch du jour] et ensuite il bénit sur le vin [borei p'ri hagafen. Car d'abord le jour est sanctifié et ensuite le vin vient à table à cause du jour. Et tout comme le jour est le premier dans son avènement, il en est de même pour la bénédiction.] Et Beth Hillel dit: On bénit sur le vin [d'abord] et ensuite il bénit le jour. [Et il en est de même pour celui qui fait du kiddouch sur du pain, car c'est le vin ou le pain qui effectue le kiddouch du jour, il n'y a pas de kiddouch en l'absence de vin ou de pain.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot
English Explanation of Mishnah Berakhot
Bet Shammai says: first he blesses over the day and then over the wine.
Bet Hillel says: first he blesses over the wine and then over the day.
The eighth chapter of Berakhot deals with disputes between Bet Shammai and Bet Hillel concerning various customs and laws governing food and behavior during meals.
The first mishnah contains a well-known debate over the blessings made during Kiddush on Friday evening or the eve of festivals.
Bet Shammai and Bet Hillel debate the order of the blessings recited at Kiddush. Bet Shammai says that we first recite the blessing over the day. This blessing is “Who sanctifies Israel and the festivals.” Afterwards we recite the blessing over the wine, “Who creates the fruit of the vine.” The reasoning for this is that according to Bet Shammai the day causes the wine to be drunk. Bet Hillel says that the wine is blessed first. There are two reasons for this. First of all, the presence of the wine allows us to recite the blessing over the day. Secondly, the blessing over the wine is a commonly recited blessing whereas the blessing over the day is rare. The rule is that common things are recited before uncommon things. The order which we follow today is, as is almost always the case, according to Bet Hillel