Question: I am looking to buy a Mayim Acharonim set for convenience. What is the minhag and the nekuda in regards to not using a silver Mayim Acharonim? Is…
Question: I am looking to buy a Mayim Acharonim set for convenience. What is the minhag and the nekuda in regards to not using a silver Mayim Acharonim? Is…
Yes, as long as he is one person joining two new people who didn't hear zimun yet (and not two people who did hear zimun who are joining one…
Question: In yeshiva, when everyone is eating from the same food but are spread out on different tables, could/should one Zimun be made? Answer: You can only make…
לנטילת מים אחרונים, אפשר לגעת עם האצבעות בקצת מים או משקה שנשפך על השלחן, וזה מספיק? והאם יש ענין להדר ולעשות ע”י כלי?
אפשרי לעשות כן, אם נזחל מהשולחן באופן שתהא בדרך שפיכה. למעשה אין צריך כלי. ולא מצינו שיהדרו בזה. מקורות: שלא לשכשך בתוך הכלי - יש״ש חולין ח, יא.…
Question: While learning through some of the halachos of hefsek betfillah, I've come across some arguments and uncertainties, and I'd like to ask Harav Braun Shlita if he can…
Question: We are planning to make a brunch for the mechutamin on the 7th day after the chasuna. They will have had a sheva brachos the night before. Should…
Question: Is there a source for us saying עול הגוים instead of עול גלות in bentching? Is it something everyone should do? If yes, is there a reason that…
One may drink the water left in his cup that was used for Mayim Acharonim. Nonetheless, some people are particular about this. This refers only to the cup from…
אינו אומר הרחמן זה, לפי שאסור לברך גוי משום לא תחנם. ויאמר במקומו: הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ בְּרָכָה מְרֻבָּה בִּמְקוֹם הֲלִיכָתֵנוּ וּבִמְקוֹם יְשִׁיבָתֵנוּ עַד עוֹלָם (וי״א: הרחמן הוא ישלח לנו…
אם עדיין לא התגרש - בודאי אומר. ואם התגרש כבר - פשוט שלא. הרי אינו אשתו. ובכלל, בכמה נוסחאות - אין אומרים כן כלל. ואינו מופיע בסידור הרב. וכמדומה…
Question: Is it necessary to have bread on the table during bentching after a meal, or is it enough to have the bread in view in the same room?…
If this is permissible, does the Kallah need to wash and make hamotzie where the Sheva Brochos will take place? or is it enough if she has in mind…
Question: If one ate two foods that each one needs M’ain Shalosh, (for example, figs and mezonos, etc), but only mentioned one type when starting the bracha and then…
Our custom is to recite Shir Hamaalos and Livnei Korach any day/time upon which Tachanun is not said. Therefore, on a regular Motsaei Shabbos these should be recited only…
Question: I try to keep the minhag of melave malka every week, including washing. Sometimes it's hard to eat a lot after having eaten recently at the Shabbos meal...…
Question: Halacha states that as long as you haven’t explicitly decided to stop eating - such as by saying, “I want to Bentch” - a third person who washes…
Full Question: I always drink water during a meal as per the Halacha. Halacha2go.com article #512: The Importance of Drinking along with Eating But usually I only remember after…
One may use a drinking cup for Mayim Acharonim. The same is for washing for bread. However, if the cup was used for Mayim Acharonim it should be rinsed…
Many have the custom to remove the used Mayim Acharonim water from the table. The reason for this is because there is a "רוח רעה" - "negative spirit" in…
שאלה: לפי הגהת המרי"ל בשו"ע רבינו או"ח סי' קפ"ח האם אדם ששכח לומר רצה בברהמ"ז בסעודת שבת צריך לחזור לברך? תשובה: פשוט שחוזר ומברך. ולא בא מהרי״ל ורבינו…
No. But if one remembers before saying Hashem's name at the end of the Brocha ("Boruch Ato..."), he should go back and mention "Vezochreinu..." and continue from there. …
Due to the issues involved with Mezonos bread, I try not to eat it. However, at times, it is the only available option. I would prefer to wash and…
Question: If I understand correctly, women do not take part in a Zimun for Bentching. But are they supposed to answer - "Yehi Shem..." "Baruch She'achalnu..."? Answer: If…
Strictly speaking, there is no difference between men and women. Nonetheless, the custom has developed that women are lenient in this matter. The suggested explanation for the leniency among women…
המפורש בסידור אדה״ז - לומר על נהרות בבל ביום שאומרים בו תחנון - ידוע. וכ״ה בכל סידורי חב״ד שהודפסו ע״י ובפיקוח רבותינו נשיאינו. וכ״ה כהוראה למעשה בהיום יום יו״ד…
