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What do you have to see in order to make a Bracha on lightning?

Is it enough to see the flash or you have to see the actual lightning strike? Answer: Seeing the flash is sufficient to make a Bracha. Sources:…

We are having an office potluck and I signed up for bread. Then I realized that most of the people attending are Jewish but not religious. Most likely they will not wash before, or Bentch after eating. Do I need to bring something different?

You should change that and offer something else. If you cannot change the menu, then offer Mezonos bread. If this is impossible too, then there’s room to be lenient…

What Bracha does one make on peanut butter?

Since the actual peanut is not noticeable any more (in creamy peanut butter), its Bracha is She'hakol. Even in chunky peanut butter, if the pieces were added to the…

Which Brocho does one make on a pie with a crust (the crust is here for holding the pie and not for the taste, but it has a taste)?

If the purpose is purely to hold the pie without intending to taste the pie, it would be the Bracha of the pie. Usually, if the crust is sweet…

Full Brachos List

What Bracha do I make on...? A Applesauce Avocado dip (guacamole) B Babka, made with Challah dough Bamba (peanut butter-flavored snack) Beer Bread Blintzes Borekas; water-based dough Borekas;…

Do women need to answer to a Zimun?

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…

We had a baby 3 weeks ago, can we still say the Bracha of Hatov Vehameitiv/Shehechiyanu?

Question: When one had a baby boy and did not say הטוב והמטיב immediately, what is the time limit to making this Bracha? (Same question with regard to שהחיינו…

Is there any reason why women don’t do Mayim Achronim?

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…

Do you make a Bracha on lightning or thunder if you only see or hear one?

Meaning if I see lightning can I make a Bracha? Or do I need to hear thunder and make two Brachos together? Answer: One can make a bracha…

Does washing your hands before eating a “Dovor Shetibulo B’Mashkin” apply by everything (let’s say cake or cookies in milk)?

All foods which are immersed in one of the seven liquids (water, wine, oil, milk, dew, bees honey and blood) unless it’s normal to eat with a spoon. …

If your using the bathroom very frequently do you say Asher Yatzer after each time?

Yes. If he forgot to recite the first time, he recites it only once later. However, if one is taking a medication causing him to urinate frequently, is different,…

האם יש ענין לומר שיר המעלות (לפני ברכת המזון) בכל יום, גם כשאומרים תחנון (האם היתה כזאת הנהגה בתומכי תמימים)?

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…

I had a 7 hour surgery 5 months ago and never said Hagomel, is it too late or should I still say it?

You should say it. טעמים ומקורות: סדר ברכת הנהנין פי"ג ה"ה: "ואם איחר מלברך יש לו תשלומין כל זמן שירצה ונכון שלא לאחר ג' ימים". וראה בברכת הבית…

מחר הבר מצוה של אחי הצעיר והוא בע”ה יעלה לתורה ב-770. אבא שלי לא יכל להגיע. בנוגע לברכת ברוך שפטרני – האם אפשרי לברך באמצעות הטלפון?

האב אינו צריך להיות נוכח בשעת העלי׳. ויברך ממקומו. אבל, עליו לומר בשינוי קצת ״מעונשו של בני״, או ״בני פלוני״. וכדאי שיהיו עשרה במקומו. אבל אינו מעכב. ואם רוצה…

Is a non Jewish family who will soon be going through conversion allowed to say Brochos on lighting the Menorah? And are there a group of Brochos they are not allowed to say in general?

They may not say Brachos on Mitzvos or Brachos which contain content which isn’t applicable such as "שלא עשני גוי" or ״אלקי אבותינו״. They may say Brachos on food.…

I bought peaches a few days ago. Forgot that we don’t say Shehechiyanu during Sefira. Can we make one on Lag BaOmer for new fruit?

Yes. מקור: סה״ש תשמ״ט ב ע׳ 745. Does it matter that I already bought the fruit and they would go to waste otherwise? In such a…

האם מברכים שהחיינו על טלית או סירטוק חדש?

מפורסם מנהגנו שבדרך כלל אין מברכים שהחיינו על בגדים חדשים ואפילו על טלית, כ״א על פרי חדש, אלא אם יש סיבה אחרת המחייבת (ראה לדוגמא שאלה #1533). יסודו בשו״ע…

Is our Minhag to say or not to say Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemo by the Birchos Hatorah?

Question Continued: What about Birchos Haftarah? If yes, what about when a person is relying on listening to these Brachos for the account of 100 Brachos required daily? Answer:…

If someone needs to change a baby diaper after Kiddush, would it be better to do it between Kiddush and washing or after washing where then another washing would need to take place to eat more bread?

After washing, provided that the pamper does not give off smell which makes it problematic to recite Brachos. Sources: הנה, בשו״ת מהרי״ל החדשות לב במה שצ״ל קידוש במקום…

If one washed and ate only a tiny piece of bread (they did not like the bread) is one supposed to say Birchas Hamazon? If not, what does one Bentch? (They ate other foods in this meal as well).

All articles of food combine to make up a Kazayis. So, if you ate half a Kazayis of something that requires the after-Brachah, Borei Nefashos Rabbos, and then you ate another half a Kazayis…

What is the Bracha on water-based Bourekas?

Question: I am making a Simcha and serving potato Bourekas and pizza Bourekas. The caterer said that it is a water-based dough not made with apple juice. What is…

What is the Bracha for Quinoa?

Haadama and Borei Nefashos, unless pureed and unrecognizable where it would be Shehakol. While quinoa is technically classified by many as a grain, it is not one of the…

When does Tekufas Nissan start? Meaning when could you make the Bracha on trees? (Since it is a leap year). The trees that we always go to have flowers now, but they might not have flowers in a month.

Tekufas Nissan this year (5780) corresponds to Tuesday, 13 Nissan. However, the Bracha on the trees should be said in the month of Nissan, not earlier or later. It…

If I am in a room with other people while they are Bentching, after the majority of them have finished, is it problem to talk?

If you are not part of a Mezuman, and you are not disturbing the others, there is no issue with talking. See here.

What is the Bracha on Cholent?

Q1. What is the Bracha on Cholent made of potato, barley and meat, where barley is all disintegrated? A. Mezonos. Q2. What is the Bracha on Cholent made…