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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יג

Which Brachos on different interesting sights do we actually say?

  Question: From the list of Brachos that Shulchan Aruch says to say when you see something, which ones do we say? Is there a rule about it? Why don't…

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  • Meal
  • pirkei avos

Does one need to say a Dvar Torah only if its a meal that one washes for Hamotzie?

  That is says in Pirkei Avos that its like eating from a table of Avoda Zara, is that applicable even if one didn't wash?   Answer: This rule only…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • או"ח רכד

Are we ever נוהג to make the Bracha of מציב גבול אלמנה? If yes – when?

  The common custom is not to make this Brocha nowadays. If one lives in the area where there are no Shules around and he hasn’t seen a Shule in…

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  • Netilas Yodayim (Seudah)
  • paper towel, towel, או"ח קנח

Do hands specifically need to be dried with a towel or napkin or can they be air dried (using a machine)?

  It should ideally be dried with a towel or napkin. However where this is not possible one may use such a machine if washing with a full Reviis for…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Shehecheyanu

Can one make Shehecheyanu on Vegetables?

  Question: Is it a rule that we do not make a שהחיינו on vegetables (for example a fresh tomato)? If yes what is the גדר of vegetables in this…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Mississippi, ocean, Oseh ma’aseh bereishis, river, או"ח רכח

What Brachah do I say when I see a River or an Ocean?

  Article: A Brachah on Rivers The brachah of Oseh ma’aseh bereishis (thanking Hashem for the wonders of creation) should be recited when we see a large river that has been around…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • rainbow, או"ח רכט

When you see a rainbow, are you allowed to point it out to others?

  Question Continued: If not - why? Can you tell others about it later on, when it’s not there anymore?   Answer: There are different opinions and customs about this.…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • chicken and rice, rice, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ט

Rice & Chicken: Which Bracha?

  Question: If I'm eating chicken, vegetables and rice and I made on the chicken a שהכל can I eat the rice relying on the שהכל I made on the…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Shabbos
  • Retze, Shabbos Seudah, טעות בתפילה

If I only wash on Shabbos and I’m not sure if I said Retzei, do I have to repeat Bentching?

  Question: If I only wash on Shabbos and I’m not sure if I said retzei, do I have to repeat bentching? (Because my usual bentching is with retzei, is…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Beriya, raisins, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ח

Is a raisin considered a Beryah?

  Question: Are raisins considered a Beryah, that one would have to abstain from eating them or eat more than a Kezayis in the right amount of time, in order…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Beriya, Bracha Achrona, fruit, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ח

Beriya: a Berachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis

  Making A Brachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis The minimum amount of food that requires a brachah acharonah, an after-blessing, to be said after eating it, is a kezayis,…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Meal, Netilas Yodayim (Seudah)

I washed for Hamotzie and after a drop of bread, decided that I didn’t want to eat bread, but just the meal.

  My questions are: 1) Once I finished the meal, do I still need to bentch since I didn’t eat a כזית of bread? 2) Would I need to eat…

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  • Hagomel, Krias Hatorah
  • haftorah, Mi Shebeirach

When the one receiving Maftir has to Bentch Hagomel, when exactly should he do so?

  Answer: He can say it after kaddish or after the haftorah.   Sources: ברוח חיים פלאגי קמד, ג כתב לומר אחר ברכה״ת לפני הפטרה. וראה מה שהעיר על דבריו…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon)
  • או"ח קפג

Can I begin Bentching in one place and conclude elsewhere?

  Birchas Hamazon must be said seated and in one succession. Some say it is a biblical obligation to say it in one succession. One must also say Birchas Hamazon…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • spices

What’s the Bracha to eat Mint Leaves?

  Shehakol, since it’s primary usage is as a spice, not plain.     #19182

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)

What Bracha do you make on oatmeal upon which you poured hot water from an urn through Irui?

  In theory, it’s a safek mezonos or haadama and therefore only be eaten in a meal. (Eating a mezonos and haadama food won’t help for the bracha acharona when eating…

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  • Meal
  • table manners

Do we hold that one shouldn’t take a piece off the bread with one hand and eat with the other hand?

  The rule of not holding the food in one hand and tearing off a piece with the other hand applies only to food which is on a plate. Food…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • dried fruit, Shehecheyanu

Is one allowed to make a Shehechiyanu on fresh guava if they had dried guava that season?

  Yes.   Sources: פשוט כיון שיש לו שמחה באכילתו, ועדיף מב׳ מינים דומים, ששמחה בפ״ע היא, ויש לו טעם אחר לגמרי. ול״ד לתירוש ויין, שהכל כלול בשמחה הראשונה, משא״כ…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • סדר ברכת הנהנין: עיקר וטפל

Should I make a Bracha on the liquid of a instant noodle soup?

  Question: When I finish eating an instant noodle soup and now there is mostly water (but still a few noodles), do I have to make a shehakol on the…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • carob, Shehecheyanu

Should we make Bracha Shehechiyanu when eating carobs?

  Question: Should we make Bracha Shehechiyanu when eating carobs? There is a note from rabbi Hodakov: אור לט"ו שבט, ה'תשח"י ברוקלין, נ.י. שאלתי את כ"ק אד"ש אם יש לברך…

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