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…
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…
Question: I am making a Simcha and serving potato borekas and pizza borekas. The caterer said that it is a water-based dough not made with apple juice. What is…
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…
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 you are not part of a Mezuman, and you are not disturbing the others, there is no issue with talking. See here.
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…
If in liquid form, Shehakol. If not crushed completely to become a liquid and pieces are noticeable, Haetz.
Question: Do we make a Bracha when we Toivel vessels nowadays? I heard that because the owner of the company of utensils may be a Jew, so we do…
Ha'etz. It appears that the dates are the primary ingredient and therefore it would require a Ha'etz. Even assuming that two ingredients are primary, we follow the majority ingredient,…
Mor - Borei Minei Besamim. Levonah - Borei Atzei Besamim. Sources: מור - סדר ברכת הנהנין יא, ה, וכפס״ד השו״ע או״ח רטז, ב. לבונה - סדר ברה״נ שם ו,…
Question: I made croutons to be used as additions in salad or snacking from leftover Challah, by baking it with oil. What Bracha will it be? Do I need…
The Alter Rebbe writes that since there is a safek (doubt) which brachah should be made on rice, we should make a Shehakol, which covers all types of food.…
Question: What is the proper way to say the Bracha before and after Hallel? In certain Siddurim it says that when half Hallel is said, the Tzibbur should be…
See here for answer. Sources: מקורות: חסל״א הובא בכה״ח סב, ז. מנחת יהודה הו״ד בשפ״ח שמות ח, ח. הליכות שלמה כב, ד. וראה העמק שאלה שאילתות ואתחנן קמג שהוכיח…
Question: What is the Minhag/Halacha for Anash regarding a parent making a Brocha on the birth of a child? The mother saying Hagomel upon giving birth? Answer: The…
Question: Many times when I am driving I snack as I drive. However, throughout the drive I occasionally stop at a gas station to use the restroom or just…
Question: I saw the Rav say that granola bars are Ha'adoma, but for the after Brachah one should try to either eat it B'toch Seuda or to eat a…
The original question is here. Answer: Milk is highly regulated and there is a “standard of identity” that cows’ milk cannot include added water and be called milk.
It would be Mezonos, since there is more other liquid than water. However, besides the question of its Brachah, there is a serious Kashrus problem here. Chazal forbade baking…
Question: If I make Challah dough (with oil, eggs, and water) and then use the dough to make babka by adding a spread, cinnamon sugar mixture, chocolate or date…
You should recite the Brachah of Hagomel with Shem U'Malchus when flying over the Gulf of Mexico since one is traveling over an ocean to another country. Sources:…
האם צריך לברך מחיה המתים לאחר שלא התראינו עם קרובינו יותר משנה?
או לברך שהחיינו במקרה של יותר מחודש? והאם לראות תמונה או וידיאו מוקלט או בזמן אמת נחשב כמו ראייה ממש? מענה: על פי דין צריך לברך שהחיינו אם…
What Brocho one makes when winning the "Lotto" - שהחיינו or הטוב והמיטיב? שהחיינו Does it make a difference if it's the only ticket won or there are…
One may not say Brochos if they are unsure if they already said them. Regarding Birchas Hatorah, one is Yotze Birchas Hatorah by reciting Ahavas Olam before Shema and then…
