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,…
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,…
No. You only do it 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,…
Question: 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…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
It’s Mezonos, until the amount that would be considered establishing a meal. סדר ברכת הנהנין ב, יב. #9342
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…
When to Make a Brachah on Remaining Secondary Food? When eating a mixture of two or more foods, the brachah is usually made on the ikar (primary food) and not on the tafel (secondary…
When two or more types of solid foods are mixed, the halacha is to make the Bracha only on the ikar, the food of primary importance, and that Bracha…
You make the Bracha of the primary ingredient or the one which is the majority. Usually the chicken is the primary ingredient or the majority, and thus the Bracha…
The Beracha is Shehakol. A Yarei Shamayim should eat it only within a meal or make Mezonos, Ha'adama and Shehakol on other foods. סדבה"נ א, יא. #12252
Falafel balls are usually Shehakol, even if flour is added, unless it was added for taste. If one recited Ha'adama over it it is valid after the fact. …
Upon hearing of Moshiach’s arrival: ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם גואל ישראל. Baruch atah A-donay, Elo-heinu Melech Ha’Olam Goel Yisrael. ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם שהחינו וקימנו והיגיענו לזמן הזה. Baruch atah A-donay, Elo-heinu Melech Ha’Olam shehecheeyanu v'kiyimanu vihigiyanu lizman hazeh. When the…
Question: What is the גדר of שובע that is נחשב קביעות סעודה? Meaning, if you just do not feel hungry anymore is that considered "full" or do you have…
Question: When eating something that has a few ingredients, mostly one Bracha and less of another, but if you count each ingredient separately the lesser one will have more,…
הרואה גדול בישראל מגבו, האם מברך עליו שחלק מחכמתו ליראיו?
כן. נ.ב. יש להעיר שהרבה פוסקים מסתייגים מברכה זו בזמן הזה, כיון שקשה להגדיר מיהו חכם. מקורות: כן נראה שהרי גם סומא מברך (ראה סדר ברה"נ יג, ט).…
Shehakol. ראה סבה"נ פ"ו, יא. ואין רגילין רוב בנ"א לאכלן חיין אע"פ שטובים וראויין לאכילה גם כשהן חיין. #11972
Question Continued: If a bit later on, I decide to drink or eat something that would require the same Brachah? Also, what is the time frame within which I…
What Bracha is made on Ezekiel bread, as it is not the usual way of making bread? While there is much brouhaha surrounding the purported health advantages of…
Clear chicken soup - שהכל Vegetable soup - האדמה, if blended it's שהכל. See here: https://asktherav.com/13404-bracha-on-blended-vegetables-soup/ Mushroom barley soup - see here: https://asktherav.com/2055-which-bracha-does-one-make-on-a-meat-barley-soup-does-one-make-on-a-meat-barley-soup/ https://asktherav.com/22215-brachos-for-barley-soup/ #11983
Since the almond milk itself is mostly comprised of water, it might not qualify. It depends a lot on how the almond milk is made. שאר משקין - ראה…
A Baal Nefesh does not have to be Machmir when eating less than a Shiur Kevius Seuda of cakes and cookies if the other ingredients - other than flour…
