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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • beer, beer bread, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ב

What is the proper Bracha for “beer bread“?

  I’ve seen conflicting options on other websites and even those that say to make Shehakol. What would be the Chabad opinion on this?   Answer: If the beer bread…

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  • Netilas Yodayim (Seudah)
  • chatzitzah, cream

Is Cream a Chatzitza for Washing Hands?

  Generally yes. - I'm asking about 2 types of cream: 1) the cream stays on your hand for a while without getting absorbed - there's a layer of actual…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Havdala
  • seudah shlishis, Shabbos Seudah

Using the Kos of Birkas Hamazon of Seudah Shlishis for Havdalah

  Question: When using the cup of birkas hamazon of seudah shlishis for havdalah, as it is the custom: Does it have to be the same person to do the…

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  • Netilas Yodayim (Seudah)
  • hefsek, או"ח קסו, מעשה רב

Would it be a hefsek to wait for family members and guests to wash their hands between my washing and hamotzie?

  If so, would drying my hands for extra long during that time fix the problem (because niguv is considered part of the netila)?   Answer: It’s not a hefsek.…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Oseh ma’aseh bereishis, ברכות הראיה, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יג

Which Brachos on different interesting sights do we actually say?

  Question: From the list of Brachos that Shulchan Aruch says to say when you see something, which ones do we say? Is there a rule about it? Why don't…

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  • Meal
  • pirkei avos

Does one need to say a Dvar Torah only if its a meal that one washes for Hamotzie?

  That is says in Pirkei Avos that its like eating from a table of Avoda Zara, is that applicable even if one didn't wash?   Answer: This rule only…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • או"ח רכד

Are we ever נוהג to make the Bracha of מציב גבול אלמנה? If yes – when?

  The common custom is not to make this Brocha nowadays. If one lives in the area where there are no Shules around and he hasn’t seen a Shule in…

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  • Netilas Yodayim (Seudah)
  • paper towel, towel, או"ח קנח

Do hands specifically need to be dried with a towel or napkin or can they be air dried (using a machine)?

  It should ideally be dried with a towel or napkin. However where this is not possible one may use such a machine if washing with a full Reviis for…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Shehecheyanu

Can one make Shehecheyanu on Vegetables?

  Question: Is it a rule that we do not make a שהחיינו on vegetables (for example a fresh tomato)? If yes what is the גדר of vegetables in this…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Mississippi, ocean, Oseh ma’aseh bereishis, river, או"ח רכח

What Brachah do I say when I see a River or an Ocean?

  Article: A Brachah on Rivers The brachah of Oseh ma’aseh bereishis (thanking Hashem for the wonders of creation) should be recited when we see a large river that has been around…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • rainbow, או"ח רכט

When you see a rainbow, are you allowed to point it out to others?

  Question Continued: If not - why? Can you tell others about it later on, when it’s not there anymore?   Answer: There are different opinions and customs about this.…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • chicken and rice, rice, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ט

Rice & Chicken: Which Bracha?

  Question: If I'm eating chicken, vegetables and rice and I made on the chicken a שהכל can I eat the rice relying on the שהכל I made on the…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Shabbos
  • Retze, Shabbos Seudah, טעות בתפילה

If I only wash on Shabbos and I’m not sure if I said Retzei, do I have to repeat Bentching?

  Question: If I only wash on Shabbos and I’m not sure if I said retzei, do I have to repeat bentching? (Because my usual bentching is with retzei, is…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Beriya, raisins, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ח

Is a raisin considered a Beryah?

  Question: Are raisins considered a Beryah, that one would have to abstain from eating them or eat more than a Kezayis in the right amount of time, in order…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Beriya, Bracha Achrona, fruit, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ח

Beriya: a Berachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis

  Making A Brachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis The minimum amount of food that requires a brachah acharonah, an after-blessing, to be said after eating it, is a kezayis,…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Meal, Netilas Yodayim (Seudah)

I washed for Hamotzie and after a drop of bread, decided that I didn’t want to eat bread, but just the meal.

  My questions are: 1) Once I finished the meal, do I still need to bentch since I didn’t eat a כזית of bread? 2) Would I need to eat…

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  • Hagomel, Krias Hatorah
  • haftorah, Mi Shebeirach

When the one receiving Maftir has to Bentch Hagomel, when exactly should he do so?

  Answer: He can say it after kaddish or after the haftorah.   Sources: ברוח חיים פלאגי קמד, ג כתב לומר אחר ברכה״ת לפני הפטרה. וראה מה שהעיר על דבריו…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon)
  • או"ח קפג

Can I begin Bentching in one place and conclude elsewhere?

  Birchas Hamazon must be said seated and in one succession. Some say it is a biblical obligation to say it in one succession. One must also say Birchas Hamazon…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • spices

What’s the Bracha to eat Mint Leaves?

  Shehakol, since it’s primary usage is as a spice, not plain.     #19182

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)

What Bracha do you make on oatmeal upon which you poured hot water from an urn through Irui?

  In theory, it’s a safek mezonos or haadama and therefore only be eaten in a meal. (Eating a mezonos and haadama food won’t help for the bracha acharona when eating…

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  • Meal
  • table manners

Do we hold that one shouldn’t take a piece off the bread with one hand and eat with the other hand?

  The rule of not holding the food in one hand and tearing off a piece with the other hand applies only to food which is on a plate. Food…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • dried fruit, Shehecheyanu

Is one allowed to make a Shehechiyanu on fresh guava if they had dried guava that season?

  Yes.   Sources: פשוט כיון שיש לו שמחה באכילתו, ועדיף מב׳ מינים דומים, ששמחה בפ״ע היא, ויש לו טעם אחר לגמרי. ול״ד לתירוש ויין, שהכל כלול בשמחה הראשונה, משא״כ…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • סדר ברכת הנהנין: עיקר וטפל

Should I make a Bracha on the liquid of a instant noodle soup?

  Question: When I finish eating an instant noodle soup and now there is mostly water (but still a few noodles), do I have to make a shehakol on the…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • carob, Shehecheyanu

Should we make Bracha Shehechiyanu when eating carobs?

  Question: Should we make Bracha Shehechiyanu when eating carobs? There is a note from rabbi Hodakov: אור לט"ו שבט, ה'תשח"י ברוקלין, נ.י. שאלתי את כ"ק אד"ש אם יש לברך…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Shehecheyanu, מעשה רב, שהחיינו

האם נכון לברך בורא פרי העץ ואח”כ שהחיינו?

  שאלה: בוידיאו מט׳ שבט תש״ל במעמד הסיום לקבלת פני משיח צדקנו רואים ושומעים שהרבי לוקח פרי חדש בידו ואומר שהחיינו ואוכל. ונמצא שמעשה רב לברך בורא פרי העץ תחילה…

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