Question: With regard to the הלכות of הנחת מקצת חברים; 1) Would this concept apply if the person waiting there is a גוי? 2) Would this concept apply if the… Read more »
Category: Blessings (brachot)
Nectarines are not a Hybrid
Question: I asked this question Do we say Shehechianu on Nectarines? You answered “Therefore we do say shehechiyanu on a peach, and most other fruits because of this reason.” I’m… Read more »
Do we say Shehechianu on Nectarines?
Question: Do we say Shehechianu on Nectarines, or are they a hybrid of a peach and something else? Are all hybrid fruits patur from Shehechianu? Today, all fruits are being… Read more »
Untiol when can one say Birchas Hamazon
Question: Washed For breakfast at 9:00 finished eating at around 9:30 and got busy in managers office until now. Am I still allowed to Bentch? Thank you Answer: The rule… Read more »
Birkas Ha’Ilanos
Question: Do you make a Bracha on a Crab apple tree..? Thank you very much! Answer: We don’t say birkas ilanos on the fruit of ilaney srak (non fruit bearing… Read more »
timeframe for al hamichya
Question: if i ate a mezonos, or a fruit that requires al haetz, and then ate and drank on and off for several hours, may i still make the brocha… Read more »
Tov U’Metiv
Question: Would one say a bracha on passing a test that they have failed numerous times, and which gives a strong sense of joy? If it also benefits one’s family… Read more »
Edible flowers
Question: What bracha does one make on edible flowers (like orchids)? Answer: If it is a normally eaten item then it would be hoadomo, however I don’t think that this… Read more »
Birkas Ilanos versus Sitting in Sukkah
Question: The Talmud specifies Nisan, but in the southern hemisphere there are no blossoms in Nissan, so it is logically inferred (as poskim indicate) that one could say the bracha… Read more »
What is the Bracha recited on Bagel Chip
Question: What is the correct Bracha to say on Bagel chips Answer: Please see the following post where your question is discuused. https://dinonline.org/2015/10/27/bracha-for-melba-toast-and-bagel-chips/ Best Wishes
Blessing on coffee
Question: If I make a shehakol on a coffee in shul and then walk out side to my car or even walk down the block do I have to make… Read more »
After Brocho on a Cholent
Question: If I ate a cholent, which consisted of vegetables and barley, but did not eat a כזית of barley כדי אכילת פרס, although I did eat a כזית of… Read more »
Blessing over unusual looking people
Question: Should one recite the blessing over seeing a picture of a very unusual looking person? KS”A 60″13 Answer: As a general rule for all Birkas Hariyah, we don’t say… Read more »
Blessing recited upon seeing Jewish graves
Question: When visiting Poland to visit the site of camps, ghettos, graves, where all and how often should the blessing over seeing Jewish graves be recited? Thank you Answer: When… Read more »
Bracha on doughnuts
Question: If I use my challah dough to make doughnuts and then eat lots of the fried doughnuts, what bracha would I make on those doughnuts? Answer: The bracha on… Read more »
Desert Items in course of meal
Question: For Seudat Shlishis on Shabbos we usually have a “Seuda matakim”, A seuda of Nush. After making a hamotzei, the only items served during the meal would be bissli,… Read more »
Ezekiel tortillas (sprouted grain tortillas)
Question: Can I said mezonot or shehakol for this tortilla?? I normally eat this as a wrap Answer: I spoke with the Chof-K, the agency that gives the hashgocho in… Read more »
Bracha on candy
Question: If I washed for a sandwich and at the end of the meal before I say Birkas Hamazon I want to eat a piece of jellyfish candy and want… Read more »
Brochos at work
Question: If I have a coffee at 8 and continue sipping it until 9 then want to have a yogurt. Will my shehakol cover it since I sipped the coffee… Read more »
Must a woman dress tzniyusdik while davening or making a bracha?
Question: 1.must a woman dress tzniyusdik while Davening or making a bracha 2.are Starbuck frappucino kosher Answer: When we daven we are standing in front of H-shem and… Read more »
If I and add oil and spices to bread crumbs, is the bracha hamotzei or mezonos?
Question: If i grind bread into crumbs and add oil and spices.. Would the bracha be hamotzei or mezonos? Answer: It depends on what you do with the mixture afterwards…. Read more »
Brochos by Poolside
Question: Greetings: Can a women make a brocho poolside? If so, how clad shall she and the women there be? And assuming one needs to be fully clad ; would… Read more »
Focused after brachah
Question: Can a bracha rishona be made while having in mind to exclude some of the things that it would potentially cover, i.e. some foods of the same bracha? Can… Read more »
Beracha of Shehakol
Question: If I said the blessing of Shehakol in the morning in the office and didn’t leave the office, do I need to say another beracha if I am drinking… Read more »
Questions regarding Hydroponics
Question: Concerning hydroponically grown produce. What is the correct Bracha? Shehakol? Borei Peri HaAdama? If grapes are hydroponically grown, can they be used for production of Yayin? Can the Yayin… Read more »
Inserting a differant type of bracha during Meain Shalosh – is it a hefsik?
Question: I was told if a person ate a kezias of a fruit that requires the meain shalosh bracha eg a fig, and another person drank a kezias of wine… Read more »
Brocha on blossoming fruit tree that doesn’t give fruit
Question: May one make the brocha on a blossoming fruit tree that in previous years has not been capable of bearing fruit, most likely due to lack of cross pollination…. Read more »
Awkward situation at work
Question: A Jewish man is sitting at his desk at work. He just said “Baruch ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech” of Birkas Hamazon when his gentile boss walks in, accompanied by… Read more »
What beracha do we make on whole barley in soup
Question: What beracha on whole barley in soup Answer: I am assuming that you are asking what bracha to say on the piece of barley. If the barley was cooked… Read more »
What Bracha do I make on buck wheat or kasha
Question: What Bracha do I make on buck wheat or kasha Answer: The bracha is Hoadomo, and the bracha achrona is Borei Nefashos Sources: M:B 208-37
Brachah for Tums
Question: Do I have to make a brachah on tums if I really despise the taste and am only using it for stomach acid? Answer: You don’t have to make… Read more »
Making Berachah on water, if drunken inorder one not fast
Question: If a person will not finish davening on shabbos until after chatzos, and therefore drinks water before davening so he shouldn’t fast however he isn’t thirsty enough to make… Read more »
Bracha on Banana Cake
Question: I have a banana cake in which flour does not even make up 50% of the batter. What Bracha Acharona and Rishona would I make on a piece of… Read more »
If one eats jam by itself during a bread seuda, should he say a blessing on it?
Question: If one eats jam by itself during a bread seuda, should he say a blessing on it? Answer: No. It is considered part of the meal since it is… Read more »
Can a child in school that didn’t eat bread say Birkat HaMazon with the rest of the class?
Question: In a school setting where the policy is that all students say birkat haMazon after eating together, is there any source which would allow a student who has not… Read more »
Two Brachos on mixed foods
Question: When making 2 brochos on foods that require two brachos (like mixtures), what is the correct procedure? I make the first bracha and eat a piece of that food…. Read more »
Brachot on mixed foods
Question: We enjoy a mixture that includes peanuts, cashews, raisins, craisins, almonds & chocolate bits. there seems to be an even distribution of the various foods & every handful contains… Read more »
Bracha on cookies in a yogurt
Question: What is the proper brocha/brachos for a yogurt with small bits of cookies that one mixes into the yogurt? Answer: If the cookies give the yogurt a taste then… Read more »
Bracha on croutons in a salad
Question: Does one make a Bracha on croutons that are in a lettuce salad? Answer: This is a good question and the answer isn’t so simple. If there are only… Read more »
Flax crackers
Question: What bracha do I make on flax crackers. Ingredients are while flax seeds, water and spices. Baked in an oven. Answer: I have never seen them, but the general… Read more »
Removal of polyp from womb
Question: My wife has not menstruated for many years and is about to have a thankfully non-malignant polyp removed from her womb. She asks whether this will put her in… Read more »
Brocha on rice cakes
Question: Rice cakes Corn cakes Answer: The bracha on rice cakes according to most poskim is borei pri hoadomo. The reason is because there is dispute if rice is indeed… Read more »
Multiple HaGomels
Question: In a case where one fulfils different qualifications for HaGomel separately, but did not Bentch for either. Does one make one brocha for all? Outside of three days, is… Read more »
Bracha on sourdough crackers
Question: What would be the bracha for was a sourdough crackers for an Ashkenazi person? My wife is Sephardi and her minhag is mazonot. I would like to be sure…. Read more »
Importance of grapes and bread
Question: 1) IS THE FRUIT GRAPE CONSIDERED HOLY & SACRED IN JUDAISM? 2) IS THE FOOD BREAD CONSIDERED HOLY & SACRED IN JUDAISM? Answer: 1) The grape is not considered… Read more »
If I said shehakol before ha’etz, do I still say the ha’etz?
Question: I understand that one should make ha’etz before shehakol. What happens if one made a shehakol then wants to eat say an apple? Should he make ha’etz, or is… Read more »
If I ate rice and had in mind for the cake, is it included in the bracha
Question: If someone has fish and rice for dinner, and makes a Mezonos on the rice and a Shehakol on the fish, intending to cover all foods that he may… Read more »
What is the correct bracha and bracha acharona on pomegranate juice?
Question: What is the correct bracha and bracha acharona on pomegranate juice? Answer: The bracha rishona is shehakol, and the bracha achrona is borei nefashos. The reason for this is… Read more »
Haughtiness when washing Mayim Achronim
Question: If one is eating Shalosh Seudos in shul with the rabbi, and the rabbi does not get up to wash Mayim Achronim (because he relies on the opinion of… Read more »
Made a bracha and then realized that the food was chodosh?
Question: If one accidentally made a bracha on chodosh (and he is makpid on yoshon, due to the fact that it is a chiyuv d’oraysa to be makipid on yoshon,… Read more »