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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Shehakol, since it’s primary usage is as a spice, not plain. #19182
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Questions: Do I need to wash Netilas Yadayim in the following cases: A) Washed any fruit and dried it. B) Didn't dry it but using a fork to eat…
Question: Is it a problem to drink water while eating fish or right after eating fish without eating or drinking something in between? Answer: Some are particular about…
It applies to other drinks as well. However, it does not apply to water and the like, which you drink to quench your thirst. קיצור שו"ע מב, ב.…
Is it shehakol because it didn't actually grow in the ground, or is it ha'adama because it is a min that typically grows in the ground? Answer: Shehakol.…
Permitted. There is however room to be mehader, though not halachically required, to use only liquids that are suitable for animal consumption. P.S. it should be noted that Minhag…
אם אכלתי פחות מד’ ביצים מפת הבא בכיסנין ואני שבע מזה, ואין לי עוד פת לברך עליו המוציא, האם עלי לברך ברכת המזון או רק מעין ג’?
מעין ג׳. טעמים ומקורות: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז סי׳ קנ״ח ס״ח: ״אפילו אם אכל ושבע מהם שנתחייב לברך אחריהם מן התורה, דיו בברכה אחת מעין ג׳ של תורה, אלא…
The Bracha on the fish sticks would be shehakol if the breadcrumbs are there to ease the frying or to create a particular texture. If however, the breadcrumbs are…
Question: I would like to thank Hashem that my daughter is safe, as she was under water for some seconds. What’s the best to do - sponsor a kiddush,…
Question: My daughter is 9 and has a very very hard time with bentching. Would it be ok to have her bentch just the first paragraph? Even that Is…
