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 »
Category: Blessings (brachot)
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 »
Bracha on puffed oats
Question: I learnt that bracha for puffed wheat (cereal) is ha’adama – does this also apply to puffed oats? Thank you Answer: If it is processed the same way, then… Read more »
Benching after bathroom
Question: Is relieving oneself after eating the same as throwing up to be patur from Benching? Perhaps it’s worth washing and making a new brocho? Thank you Answer: The two… Read more »
Nursing Home shinui makom
Question: I work at a nursing home and wash resident certainly pays to stay there similar to an apartment building. However the management is free to change their rooms as… Read more »
Whats the phrase to say when you’re not sure if you may say that bracha?
Question: What’s the phrase to say ad-noi eloikainu melech haoilam in a bracha when you’re not sure if you are allowed to make that bracha? Answer: The text is “…בריך… Read more »
Bracha when seeing a Rainbow
Question: What bracha do you make on a rainbow? Answer: ברוך אתה ה’ אלהינו מלך העולם זוכר הברית ונאמן בבריתו וקיים במאמרו” Sources: Shulchan Aruch 229-1.
Uncooked pasta
Question: What bracha does one make on uncooked pasta? (My kids like to sneak a couple from the bag to munch on while the noodles are cooking.) Answer: Shehakol, because… Read more »
Chosen people to receive the Torah
Question: ברוך אתה ד׳ אלקינו מלך העולם אשר בחר בנו מכל העמים ונתן לנו את תורתו ברוך אתה ד׳ נותן התורה – trans: blessed are you, Hashem, our g-d, king… Read more »
Bracha on gluten free bread
Question: Do you make shehakol on gluten free bread Answer: It depends on what the bread is made of. If it is from corn rice or potatoes, then the bracha… Read more »
Borei nefashos
Question: A lot of times I take a coffee and sip it slowly during the coming hours. During that period, if I eat a fruit, do I make a borei… Read more »
Followup Question To When To Say Birchas Hatorah
Question: To followup this question. If let’s say I went to sleep at 9pm and woke up at 2am to work and then went back to sleep at 5am for… Read more »
What bracha do I make on burgol?
Question: What bracha do I make on burgol? Answer: The bracha on bulgul would be the same as eating barley or wheat kernels. If the kernels are broken and not… Read more »
Benching on Crackers
Question: I like to Bench at least once a day, BLI NADR. I can’t always find bread. How can I be KOVEIA Seudah on crackers? How much must I eat… Read more »
brachan on doughnuts
Question: What bracha do i recite on sufganiot? Answer: The bracha on doughnuts is controversial, but the minhag is to make mezonos on them. Sources: Shulchan Aruch O:CH 168-13
Beracha of ceasar salad
Question: Shalom , what is the beracha for ceasar salad – which includes “crouton” (bread cubes) may be considered tafel to the salad even if the quantity is considerable Thanks… Read more »
When to say birchas hatorah
Question: When does the chiyuv for birchas hatorah start? I work transcribing Torah shiurim and sometimes I work after chatzos at night. Do I need to say birchas hatorah after… Read more »
Steamed bread – mezonot or hamotzi?
Question: There’s a certain type of bread roll made in Asian cuisines called Bao, also known as steamed buns or baozi. They can either be stuffed with something, usually meat… Read more »
Bracha for LICORICE
Question: Licorice is made from wheat. What is the bracha? Many say SHACHOL. Answer: That is true, it is almost universally accepted among the poskim say to say shehakol on… Read more »
Brocho achroneh on mezones and shehakol
Question: Dear Rabbi When one eats something that requires the brocho mezones and also eats something that needs a brocho shehakol, does one need always need to make Al Hamichio… Read more »
Is Tefillas Shmoneh Esrei a hefsek for seudah?
Question: Sometimes I’m working in my office and it gets time for Minchah — because of my location I most often daven in the office. At times I’m b’emtze seudah,… Read more »
Bracha on Almond flour muffins
Question: My wife baked some muffins with the main ingredient being White Almond Flour which is ground Almonds she also puts some Pumpkin puree my question is what bracha do… Read more »
Regarding brachah achrona, at what point is item not considered whole?
Question: If eating a single grape etc and one wants to avoid questions of bracha achrona, does biting the grape in half first suffice to render it not whole? Does… Read more »
What Bracha do you make on an acai bowl?
Question: Hi, What Bracha do you make on an acai bowl? Here’s a link for reference: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/acai-breakfast-bowl-3363448 Thanks! Answer: It seems that this bowl is made of pureed fruit, therefore… Read more »
What Bracha do you make on pureed butternut squash soup?
Question: What Bracha do you make on pureed butternut squash soup? Answer: The bracha on any pureed soup if there aren’t any pieces will be shehakol, this is because the… Read more »
Bracha on Essential oils
Question: Does smelling essential oil require a bracha Answer: When we smell fragrances, or even oil that has fragrances mixed into it or fragrant plants soaking in it, and it… Read more »
Whats the beracha of a baked home made protien bar
Question: ingriedients:5 cups oat flour – 700g 2 cups peanut butter 100% – 500g 1 cup silan 100% – 340g ½ cup almonds – 50g ½ cup walnuts – 60g… Read more »
After blessing when drinking
Question: After eating or drinking you normally say an after blessing. Some people informed me that when you had a drink, for example coffee, that after a certain ammount of… Read more »
Lifnei Iver non frum or off the derech
Question: If one generally says brachos out loud, is it better to say a bracha silently when in front of a non frum or off the derech person if one… Read more »
Eating and Drinking while extended cycling
Question: While on extended bike rides lasting 2 hours or more without stopping , sometimes over 4 hours, we are constantly eating dried fruits or other sources of carbs including… Read more »
הנחת מקצת חברים with a גוי
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 »
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 »