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Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)

  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Food

I ate less than a kezayis from the seven special fruits but a kezayis from other fruits. What after blessing do I recite? What do I do if I have a doubt whether there was a kezayis from the seven kinds?

    In this case, you only recite Borei Nefashos on the ordinary fruit, as the seven kinds of fruit had less than the requisite amount. In fact, even if…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • soup

Bracha on Blended Vegetables Soup

  Question: What bracha is soup that has blended vegetables inside? Maybe since had you not blended it, it would be vegetable soup, which is ha'​adama, so the fact that…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Meal
  • מעשה רב

Do I need to make a shehakol on a cup of water, if I already finished eating and got ready for Benching?

  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…

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

Bracha of Pita Chips

  Question: Are pita chips Mezonos or Hamotzie?   Answer: Hamotzie. (Best to eat within a meal to avoid all doubt.)   Sources: נ"ל שברכתם המוציא - הן מצד שגם…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Purim, Seudah
  • Hamantaschen

What Brachah are Hamantaschen?

  The brachah over hamantaschen is generally mezonos, because the dough used nowadays for hamantaschen is usually mezonos. If the dough is hamotzi but the filling is sweet, the brachah…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Meal, Seudah
  • hatov vehameitiv, wine, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יב

How can I say Hatov V’Hameitiv over wine at the Purim Seudah, or at a regular meal?

  When one has two wines, they should make a Beracha Boreh Pri Hagafen on the better wine, even if this means that they would not be able to make…

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  • Hagomel
  • Covid-19, seudas hodaah, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יג

When and how to celebrate my recovery from Corona

  Question: In a few days will be the anniversary of my entering the hospital with corona, r"l. My question is, when and how to celebrate my miraculous recovery. Three…

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  • - עברית, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Meal
  • wine, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יב

האם מברכים ברכת הטוב והמטיב על יין משובח?

  פשוט שמברכים, אבל יש בזה כמה וכמה תנאים, כמפורש בפוסקים. (ראה בשולחן ערוך אדמו״ר הזקן סימן קעה, לוח ברכת הנהנין פרק יא ובסדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יב. ואכ״מ בהשינויים…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Purim, Seudah

What Brachah are Kreplach?

  The brachah over kreplach is generally mezonos, because the dough from which it is kneaded is mezonos—due to being formed predominantly with liquids other than water. If the dough…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • seltzer, סדר ברכת הנהנין

Do you make a brocha on seltzer if you are not thirsty but enjoy the bubbly effect?

  Yes. However, some disagree with the above answer. Therefore, it would be better to avoid this shaalah by making a shehakol on something else wherever possible.   Sources: לענ״ד…

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  • Besamim, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Berochos, besamim, spices, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יא

Do we make a Berocho when smelling herbs and flowers?

  Yes. However, there are several conditions. See details in Seder Birchas Hanhenin chapter 11. Here are some of them: If they grow as grass, or on a soft stalk,…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Hagomel
  • flying, hagomel, travel

If I fly over water twice between Monday and Thursday, how many times do I say Hagomel?

  Only once, on Thursday. This applies even if you stop for a full day in your travels. If however you’ve arrived at your current final destination, even though you’re…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Ma'acholei Akum (Food of Gentiles), Pas Yisroel
  • bracha, granola bar, pas yisroel

Do granola bars with oat flour need to be Pas Yisroel?

Are there any granola bars that need to be Pas Yisroel? I noticed that some bars are soft with more of a cookie type texture and in the ingredients it…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Food, Meal
  • brochos, food, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ג, סדר ברכת הנהנין: עיקר וטפל

How many Brochos do I make when eating crackers with tuna?

  When eating crackers with tuna you should only make the Bracha on the cracker, and that Bracha covers the tuna eaten with it.   Sources: והנה, מדת חסידות לברך…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Medical
  • Covid-19, vaccination

Do I make a Bracha when receiving the COVID vaccine?

  No. But you should say the following phrase before receiving the vaccine: יהי רצון שיהיה לי לרפואה   ראה בארוכה בשאלה 1642: https://asktherav.com/yehi-ratzon-for-an-unwell-individual/     #12735

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  • Hagomel
  • Covid-19, או"ח ריט, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יג

הגומל למי שהחלים מנגיף הקורונה

  שאלה: ראיתי בתשובת א׳ הרבנים שליט"א שנוטה לומר שבן 60 שהיה לו חום לכ"ד שעות מהוירוס של קורונה צריך לברך ברכת הגומל, אפילו אם לא היו לו בעיות נשימה…

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  • Hagomel, Medical
  • או"ח ריט, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יג

At what point does an ill person recite Birchas Hagomel?

  Question: If someone had an uncontrollable infection, to the point of almost dying and actually saying Vidui twice and now is infection free (although there is no saying it…

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

Timeframe for Kvius Seudah

  Question: Is it mitztaref for kvius seudah if one eats Mezonos crackers more than 4 ביצים but each kzayis was eaten during a timeframe more than אכילת פרס? Same…

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

What’s the Bracha when eating Malawach

  It’s Mezonos, until the amount that would be considered establishing a meal.   סדר ברכת הנהנין ב, יב.     #9342

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Dessert, סדר ברכת הנהנין, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ב, פת הבאה בכיסנין

Mezonos as Dessert

  Question: If I understand correctly, when eating a chocolate chip cookie, the brocho is mezonos unless I eat the measurement of 4 beitzim and get satisfied. What if I…

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