Question: I'm teaching my 4th-grade students the Halachos of washing 2nd Negel Vaser. Do the hands have to be dried before reciting the Bracha על נטילת ידים, or can…
Question: I'm teaching my 4th-grade students the Halachos of washing 2nd Negel Vaser. Do the hands have to be dried before reciting the Bracha על נטילת ידים, or can…
Question: Does a Chocolate Danish you buy in the bakery have the Bracha (מעיקר הדין and for בעל נפש ect) as the Babka described here? Answer: There is…
Question: Should we say that nowadays Mezonos bread (made from juice) is an “every day” food and people get full and satisfied from it, and would therefore become Hamotzi?…
A rvi’is of the coffee or tea should be drunk within a time frame of 4 minutes. Practically speaking, for most people, this is not an issue. Nonetheless, since…
Question: If I make cookies by mixing Old Fashioned Quaker Oats (rolled oats)-- without cooking them--with peanut butter (and some honey and chocolate chips) and then freezing them, what…
Q. The ones that say they are Mezonos, do they have the same issues of Mezonos Bread? A. It depends on how they are made. If they’re made using…
One may drink the water left in his cup that was used for Mayim Acharonim. Nonetheless, some people are particular about this. This refers only to the cup from…
האוכל במקום השייך לגוי, האם יאמר בברכת המזון: הרחמן הוא ישלח לנו ברכה מרובה בבית הזה ועל שולחן זה שאכלנו עליו?
אינו אומר הרחמן זה, לפי שאסור לברך גוי משום לא תחנם. ויאמר במקומו: הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ בְּרָכָה מְרֻבָּה בִּמְקוֹם הֲלִיכָתֵנוּ וּבִמְקוֹם יְשִׁיבָתֵנוּ עַד עוֹלָם (וי״א: הרחמן הוא ישלח לנו…
Question: I have a piece of cake that has a lot of custard. When I ate it, I took spoonfuls of the custard and ate it separately. I did…
אם עדיין לא התגרש - בודאי אומר. ואם התגרש כבר - פשוט שלא. הרי אינו אשתו. ובכלל, בכמה נוסחאות - אין אומרים כן כלל. ואינו מופיע בסידור הרב. וכמדומה…
Question: Is the Yirei Shamayim mentioned in Halacha higher lower or equal to a Ba'al Nefesh mentioned in Halacha? I.e. would it be an oxymoron for someone to not…
Question: Is it necessary to have bread on the table during bentching after a meal, or is it enough to have the bread in view in the same room?…
If this is permissible, does the Kallah need to wash and make hamotzie where the Sheva Brochos will take place? or is it enough if she has in mind…
Question: If I forgot to say Ha'etz on a fruit and said Hoadama already on a vegetable negating the order of brachos, am I still able to say Ha'etz or it…
Question: If one ate two foods that each one needs M’ain Shalosh, (for example, figs and mezonos, etc), but only mentioned one type when starting the bracha and then…
Our custom is to recite Shir Hamaalos and Livnei Korach any day/time upon which Tachanun is not said. Therefore, on a regular Motsaei Shabbos these should be recited only…
Question: There are these Listerine "breath strips" that you put on your tongue and they melt, which are meant to give a fresh smell to your breath. Do I…
Question: Are there any limitations to reciting HaGomel after recovering from a heart procedure, or any other illnesses associated with the heart, since one may never be considered to…
Question: What is the Bracha on schnitzel? And what about when bread crumbs are used as a topping to other foods, such as baked salmon, breaded chicken, etc.? …
ברכה אחרונה על מאכלים עם כמות קטנה של דגן
שאלה: מאכל ממולא בשוקולד (כמו וופל או בלינצעס) - האם מילוי השוקולד מצטרף לכזית בכדי לחשב כזית לברכה אחרונה? ובכלל: בוופל עם המילוי שאין כזית בכדי אכילת פרס, האם…
Brocha Rishona: Mezonos. With regard to the Brocha Achrona: If there is a ratio of 1/6 of mezonos to the other ingredients (which I think is the case for…
Question: I try to keep the minhag of melave malka every week, including washing. Sometimes it's hard to eat a lot after having eaten recently at the Shabbos meal...…
Question: Halacha states that as long as you haven’t explicitly decided to stop eating - such as by saying, “I want to Bentch” - a third person who washes…
Some suggest dipping in sugar. Others disagree and say to dip in the bread itself three times. Sources: בכה״ח קסז, לז בשם סולת בלולה ז להטביל בלחם עצמו…
When drinking them clear, without the fruit, shehakol. See here: https://asktherav.com/12851-after-bracha-on-cooked-fruit-juice/ #14698
