Question: Is one allowed to drink water in middle of marital relations or not allowed? If permitted, is one required to wash one’s hands each time before drinking? If a… Read more »
Category: Blessings (brachot)
Bracha on Caramel Apples
Question: What Bracha would one make on a caramel-coated apple? What about if one dips apple slices in peanut butter or cookie spread, should they be making a bracha for… Read more »
BRACHA FOR NUT BUTTERS
Question: I like eating ALMOND BUTTER (like peanut BUTTER) straight from the jar? Its thick. Is it SHAKOL or HAETZ? Does this go for all nut butters straight from the… Read more »
Birches Hagomil
Question: Is there any brocha a parent should make after there minor child has a small surgery with general anesthesia? Answer: No, there isn’t any specific bracha that a parent… Read more »
Al hamichya vs Borei nefashos clarity:
Question: For al hamichya – You gave a clear set of grains. Do these examples make sense to NOT recite al hamichya on: Apples, bananas, oranges, tangerines, cherries etc… In… Read more »
Food bracha card define:
Question: Part 2 – This brachos card has a small paragraph on the very bottom. When is that said? Thank you. Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: The paragraph at the… Read more »
Food brachos card define:
Question: Part 1 – Here’s one of the foods card. ( Al Hamichya card) How is this used/said accurately? Thank you. Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: This food card is… Read more »
Learning about Brachos
Question: I’ve decided to take upon myself to start making brachos (not only on foods) with using various different cards (from my local judiaca store) in order to enable within… Read more »
Beracha on caffeine based mints and drinks
Question: Sholom and Thank You! I have “viter energy” mints I take purely for the caffeine though it has a good taste and gives good breath both of which I… Read more »
Wrong bracha vs. no bracha
Question: If a person makes an incorrect Bracha on food – is it the same, better or worse than not making a Bracha at all? Answer: It depends on which… Read more »
Bread after too much cake
Question: If one ate enough cake that would require him to bench (without intending to do so before starting ie without first washing and saying hamotzei) and then wants to… Read more »
Grapes and apple, What After Blessing?
Question: If someone eats grapes and an apple, or Grapes and pistachios, does one make an BOREH NEFORSHES for the apples or pistachios as well as al HAETZ for the… Read more »
Bracha on tikun after davening
Question: Before davening Shacharis in shul, I made a shehakol on a cup of water. After Shacharis, they brought out tikkun (vodka) because it was the yartzeit of the rav’s… Read more »
Guest that decided not to eat any more and was served more food
Question: When a guest is served food, then decides not to eat anymore, goes to his room, and then is (totally unexpectedly) brought a new food (same bracha as before),… Read more »
Walkng while saying Asher Yotzar
Question: I’m learning the laws of Tefillah and currently siman 94 of Orach Chaim. I learnt that in some circumstances it is better to daven while travelling with a settled… Read more »
bracha on food not in house
Question: If a bracha was made on food that is being eaten now does that exempt food that was not in the house at the time but was expected to… Read more »
Pikuah Nefesh
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabi, Question: If a person finds himself in danger of life, does he have to eat a food that is not kosher? Does he have to… Read more »
Bracha length or Borei Nefashos
Question: Shalom, What is the Gedder in Bracha Ketzara and Arucha? Is there a minimum length of words? In regards to Borei Nefashos, the length of the Bracha is relatively… Read more »
Shinui makom from car to house
Question: If one begins eating while driving and then arrives at the driveway of his house and then goes into his house, is this considered to be a shinui makom… Read more »
2 Brachot on the same bread
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi: Question: I made bracha hamotzi on a whole bread, then there was a piece of that bread left, the next day when I go to… Read more »
I made pizza from a bread.
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I got a loaf of bread and made a pizza, put cheese and tomato on top, which brachar should I make Chamotzi? Answer: Yes,… Read more »
Shecheyanu on different variety of fruit
Question: I have eaten bananas within the last year. However, there is a special variety of bananas that I have not eaten within the last year. Do I need to… Read more »
Saying bore nefashot to corn
Question: Hi rabbi how are you The corn is kazayis but the part i ate is not what should i do say bore nefashot or i shouldnh (Sepharad) Answer: I… Read more »
Rainbow
Question: In light of the first mishna brura bshem the chayei odom in hilchos rainbow bracha is it not considered motzi diba if you say, “there is a bracha opportunity… Read more »
Shehechianu Again
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi. Question: if a person makes a purchase of a new object for his personal use and then makes the B’rakhah of Shehecheianu, but soon after… Read more »
Shechyanu on shoes?
Question: Can one make Shechyanu on nice new shoes? Answer: Congratulations on the new shoes. The minhag is not to make shehechiyanu on new shoes. There are a few reasons… Read more »
Brocha on having a baby
Question: I have heard in the name of R’ Aharon Kotler and others that the minhag is not to say a “hatov vehameitiv” when one has a baby boy and… Read more »
Kezayis of a Tortilla/Wrap
Question: Shalom Rabbis, Practically speaking, is there a way I can go about figuring out (or even estimate) how much of a tortilla/wrap is a kezayis? Thank you! Answer: It… Read more »
New car part
Question: Does one make a shehechiyanu on a new car part? My car was damaged and the insurance ordered a new trunk hood and it is actually a fancier trunk… Read more »
Shehechiyanu New Tallis
Question: Hello, I bought a new Tallis over 1 month ago and never said Shehechiyanu. Should I still say it now? Answer: If you have been wearing the tallis for… Read more »
Brocha on dessert
Question: If one washed for a meal and had hamotzie, when he gets up to dessert does he make a brocha on: a cookie and a hot tea? Also, if one… Read more »
Brocha on a muffin made with more almond flour than oats….
Question: I made muffins that called for 1 cup oats and 1.5 cups almond flour. What is the correct Brocha? Thank you Answer: The brocha is mezonos. The rule is… Read more »
what means Kein yirbu
Question: Kein yirbu Answer: It a form of blessing, meaning that it should multiply this way even more. Best Wishes
Blessing on great Torah scholars
Question: When, if at all, do we say the blessing on great Torah scholars? The custom seems to be not to say it. Answer: There are different opinions if there… Read more »
Bracha on water
Question: Does one recite a bracha on water if one is not thirsty, but has some enjoyment from the temperature of the water (such as one who drinks a nice… Read more »
Bracha for Pretzilla brand Soft Pretzel Bread Bites
Question: What is the bracha for Pretzilla brand Soft Pretzel Bread Bites. They are bite-size soft pretzel made for a snack, but the same as any soft pretzel. Answer: Since… Read more »
Saying Dayan Emet
Question: Is this blessing recited upon hearing bad news in general? Death of innocent gentiles? Righteous gentiles? Answer: This bracha is only meant to be said when the person had… Read more »
Hatov Umaeitiv on a car
Question: I recently bought a car and as I understand it since my wife also benefits from it I should be saying a Hatov Umeitiv on it, however originally I… Read more »
bentching hagomel
Question: Our 1 year old son was missing for 15 minutes and B”H we found him safe. He was found down the block in the middle of a busy street…. Read more »
Brochos and challah on an oatmeal-banana mixture
Question: I was wondering what is the appropriate brocha for the following item. Instant oatmeal (whole oats) are mixed together with mashed bananas and are then baked forming a cookie…. Read more »
Water and Bracha
Question: In the summer its hot. I like to drink SELTZER for 2 reasons hydration and thirst. I am thirsty when I drink the seltzer and am refreshed. Can I… Read more »
Sefek brachos
Question: lf I ate olives and I have a sefek by the bracha acronah. Sefek number 1 is maybe I ate a kezayis. Even if I didn’t, maybe a berya… Read more »
Eating a questionable kezayis
Question: When eating by a host on Shabbos one is occasionally faced with a situation where the guest has more exacting standards of observance than the host. What should one… Read more »
Making a bracha on a safek mitzva
Question: In siman samach zein in Mishnah birurah there is a disagreement if someone has a safek by say lulav and therefore you must repeat the action whether you repeat… Read more »
New Aron Kodesh for the Shul
Question: The Shul that i daven at is getting a new, big, beautiful Aron Kodesh. Is there a Chiuv to say Shehechiyanu by the Tzibbur, the Gabbai (who invests his… Read more »
Bracha on different parts of mountain range
Question: finish sources If I’m in the alps, and see different alp mountains at different times, do I make a bracha on each one? What happens if I’m on a… Read more »
k’zayis
Question: Is an םlive a k’zayis? Answer: The term k’zayis means the size of an olive, as an olive in Hebrew is a zayis. Practically though, there are a lot… Read more »
Women being Motze Man in Brachot
Question: Can a woman be motze a man in brachos? Specifically, if they ate together and both would need to recite al hamichya. Would it make a difference whether the… Read more »
Blessing on Rice
Question: Blessing on Rice? Answer: There is controversy about the bracha on rice, because it is questionable if it is indeed “orez” that the gemora talks about. The minhag is… Read more »
What is the Bracha on millet that is grounded?
Question: Is regular millet the same Bracha for grounded millet? Answer: The bracha on ground foods (unless it is the norm for it to be eaten ground up) is shehakol,… Read more »