BiKitzur Shulchan Aruch: Recent Episodes
R. Aaron Weichbrod
If One Is Not Sure if They Ate Enough Cake or Cookies to Make an Al HaMichya, What Should They Do? Could I Listen to My Friend's Bracha and Get Out of a ספק?
Why Should One Not Add Other Words into Their Bracha? After the Fact (בדיעבד) Is One Allowed to Insert a Phrase for an After Bracha? (Example: על הגפן into על המחיה).
How to Fix a Situation Where One Is Not Sure if They Drank or Ate Enough Wine or Cake, or Possibly the Wine Was Some Other Drink.
What Is the Halacha if I Am Not Sure if I Drank Enough Wine or Grape Juice to Make an After Bracha, or if I Ate Enough Cake or Cookies to Make an After Bracha?
Interesting Cases Which Come Up in Reference to Drinking Wine or Grape Juice and Drinking Other Drinks. (Part 2)
Interesting Cases Which Come Up in Reference to Drinking Wine or Grape Juice and Drinking Other Drinks. (Part 1)
How Are Brachos Determined When One Drinks Wine or Grape Juice and Is Also Eating Grapes? What Should One Do if They Made the Wrong Bracha on Something?
What Is the Proper Procedure in Reference to Making an After Bracha When Eating Grapes Together with Other Fruits, e.g., Apples, Oranges? What After Bracha Is Made When Drinking Wine and Eating Other Fruits?
What Bracha Do We Make on Multigrain Squares? What Is the Correct Bracha to Make on Store-Bought Blueberries?
What Is the Halacha If One Ate Cake or Cookies, Drank Wine or Grape Juice, and Ate Grapes? How Should One Recite the After Bracha?
What Is the Halacha If One Made an Al Hamichya After Dark but They Ate the Food While It Was Daytime?
When Making an Al HaMichya and a Boreh Nefashos, Which One Comes First? When Making an Asher Yatzar and an After Bracha, Which One Comes First? Could I Make an Al HaMichya Without a Boreh Nefashos?
Very Important Information in Reference to Eating Pies (e.g., Apple Pie or Cherry Pie, etc.).
How Do We Work with the Phrases That One Is Supposed to Fill in at the End of the ברכה אחת מעין שלוש?
How Do We Handle the Phrases That One Is Supposed to Fill In at the End of the ברכה אחת מעין שלוש?
What Is the Correct Bracha to Make on Fruits That Are Part of the שבעת המינים from Eretz Yisroel?
As Far as Bentching Goes, How Do We Handle It If One Has to Bentch Outside (e.g., Park, Yard)?
Eating Plain Flour of the Five Grains: What Is the Correct Bracha? Eating a Complete Grape.
If One Went Outside Before They Ate a Full K'zayis of Their Fruit, When They Come Back In They Ate the Rest of the K'zayis All Under a 4-Minute Period: Is It Still Good (for an After Bracha)?
If One Makes a Bracha on Fruit in the Middle of a Meal When They Washed for Bread and Then They Went Out: When They Come Back, Do They Need a New Bracha?
When One Eats Cake Together with a Coffee and They Now Have to Leave the Building: When They Come Back, Do They Need a New Bracha on the Coffee?
What Is the Halacha with שנוי מקום (a Halachic Change of Place) When One Goes into the Backyard That Is Fenced In: Leaving One's House and Coming Back Right Away
Some Important Halachas of Using Water That Was Used for Something Else to Wash One's Hands for Bread
What Is the Halacha if One Is Continuously Eating One Item as They Leave the House (שינוי מקום)?
If One Is Sucking on a Candy, Mint, or Chewing Gum When Leaving the House, Do They Need a New Brocha?
When There Is No שינוי מקום (a halachic change of place): Ensuring One Ate a K'ZAYIS Before Leaving
The Correct Brocha on Potato Soups, Cream of Potato Soup, Onion Soup, Eating Plain Onions, and Noodle Soup.
Various Types of Soups and the Correct Brocha: Tomato Soup, Split Pea Soup, Cabbage Soup, Mushroom Soup, Mushroom and Barley Soup
What Do We Call a Drink When There Is Flour from One of the Five Grains in the Food? (When Is It Considered Drinkable?) E.g., Farina, Oatmeal, etc.
The Difference Between the Bracha Before Eating the Food and After Eating the Food, in Conjunction with the Halachas of "Shinu Makom" (Change of Place).
If One Is Eating Grapes Together with Other Types of Fruits (e.g., Apples, Oranges, etc.), How Do We Handle the After Brocha?
What Is the Halacha If One Put Flour from One of the Five Grains into a Drink? The Flour in the Drink Is There for Sustenance and Taste.
If One Made a Shehakol on Something, When Do We Say That It Covers Everything That Is in Front of You?
Understanding the Difference Between Cake with Filling and Cake without Filling Regarding the After Brochoh
What Is The Halacha If One Drinks A Little Bit Wine And A Little Bit Of Some Other Drink, Do They Make An "After Brochoh"?
The Brochoh on Wine or Grape Juice Covers Drinks In Front of You at the Time of the Brochoh (Both the First Brochoh and After Brochoh). The Amount One Has to Drink for That to Happen
Why Do Other Types of Grains (Not Rice or the Five Grains, e.g., Oats, Wheat, etc.) Become Shehakol When Ground Up?
What Is The Correct Bracha To Make On Muffins Or Cake That Is Baked And Made Out Of Whole Grains?
The Same Cereal by the Same Company Could Sometimes Be Made in Different Ways. Understanding the Concept: Some Cereals Are Split Equally Between Two Different Ingredients.
What Is the Halacha if the Oat Flour or Wheat Flour Is Not the Main Ingredient? Cereal Made from Rice Flour. Cereal from Processed Rice (e.g., Kellogg's Rice Krispies and Post Fruity Pebbles).
Many Very Important Details in Reference to the After Brocha on Cereals Made from One of the Five Grains.
What Is the Proper After Brocha to Make on Cereals Made from One of the Five Grains Ground Up (e.g., Cheerios)?
What Is the Halacha if One Is Eating a Pie (e.g., Apple Pie, Cherry Pie) and They Would Like to Eat Only the Inside (e.g., the Apples)?
What Is the Proper After Brocha to Make on Morning Cereals Made from Whole Grains (e.g., Sugar Crisp, Golden Crisps, Puffed Wheat, etc.)?
What Is the Halacha When One Eats a Whole Grain (in Conjunction with Breakfast Cereals)?
What Is the Correct Brocha to Make on Schnitzel or Fried Fish When It Is Covered with Corn Flakes Crumbs?
What Is the Halacha if One Is Eating Schnitzel or Fried Fish When the Outside Coating Is Made from Regular Flour, and One Would Like to Eat the Outside Coating Separately?
What Is the Proper Procedure When One Would Like to Have a Candy, Mint, or Gum After Their Food or Drink?
When Flour of the Five Grains Is Put into a Drink (What Is the Halacha). The Brocha on Licorice, Gefilte Fish, etc.
Very important review on the halachas of putting flour from the five grains into a food (What is the proper BROCHA).
Why Is the Bracha on the Five Grains When They Are Ground Up and Made into a Food Different Than the Five Fruits and the Various Different Foods?
Understanding the Differentiation Between the Five Fruits and the Five Grains, Which Have Various Types of Brachos.
Understanding the Importance of Concentrating on the Words and Not Walking Around While Making a Brocha.
Understanding the Breakdown of the Bracha Known as מעין שלש. (After Blessing Made on the Five Grains, Wine, and Certain Types of Fruits)
The Proper Brocha for a Food Which Was Cooked in a Pot Together with One of the Five Grains.
Introduction to the Bracha of ברכה אחת מעין שלש (After Blessing Made on Certain Types of Fruits, Grains, Wine, etc.)
What Is the Halacha When One Is Eating a Mixture of Ingredients in Their Food (e.g., One Did Not Eat Enough for an Al Hamichya When Eating Wheat Flour Mixed with Other Ingredients)? Do We Make a Borei Nefashot?
What is the halacha if one mixed up the various differences after Brachos (e.g., one made an Al Hamichya instead of Borei Nefashot)?
If Someone Forgot to Make a בורא נפשות (Borei Nefoshos) and a Short While After They Will Eat Bread, Once They Bentch, Do They Still Have to Make a בורא נפשות (Borei Nefoshos)?
Does the Concept of שינוי מקום (Shinui Makom, a Halachic Change of Place) Apply to the Brocho of "בורא נפשות" (Borei Nefoshos)?
What Is the Halacha if One Had in Mind to Drink Water and Then Coffee, but They Forgot and Made a בורא נפשות (Borei Nefoshos) in the Middle? Does One Now Have to Make a New Brocho of Shehakol?
In the After Brocho of "בורא נפשות" (Borei Nefoshos), Is One Allowed to Put Together Two Foods or a Drink with a Food to Have the Proper Shiur?
Understanding the Basics of the Bracha of "Borei Nefashot"-בורא נפשות (Blessing for Sustenance)
How to Work with Sucking on a Candy, Mint, Chewing Gum, etc. When One Is Leaving Their House.
What Is the Halacha If One Spoke Out at Any Point During the Washing Process (for Bread), e.g., Do They Have to Rewash, Do They Need Another Brocha, etc.?
Does One Have to Repeat a Brocha if They Did Some Sort of Action in the Middle, e.g., Snapping One's Fingers, Making Signs with Their Eyes, etc.?
If One Took a Bite of Some Other Food First Before They Took a Bite of Their Bread After They Made the Brocha of Hamotzi, Would That Be Considered a Hefsek (הפסק) (Halachic Interruption)?
When someone makes KIDDUSH or HAVDALA one has to be careful to drink before talking. Making KIDDUSH for someone else and not drinking himself.
What is the halacha if the head of the household making the HAMOTZI for everyone spoke out before taking his first bite.
What is the halacha if one answered "AMEN" to someone else's BRACHO before they took a bite when they were yotza with someone else's BRACHO.
What is the halacha if the head of the household who is making the HAMOTZI spoke out before the first bite while everybody else was listening to his brocha.
What is the halacha if one made an after brocha of BOREI NEFOSHOS or AL HAMICHYA instead of BENCHING.
What type of preparations for the meal are allowed to be done between the washing process for bread and the brocha of HAMOTZI.
What are some of the various different reasons why one should eat a K'ZAYIS of bread before doing anything else or even talking out.
One should not feed their animals from the original piece of challah or bread on which they made a HAMOTZI
One should try to eat a K'ZAYIS of the original bread on which they made the BRACHO before they eat other bread.
Should the head of the household first take a bite from his challah (on Shabbos) or should he first give everyone their piece.
When is one allowed to eat from their piece of challah (e.g., Shabbos) before the head of the household.
Is one allowed to take a bite from their piece of challah before the head of the household who made the BRACHO.
The head of the household making the brocha of HAMOTZI has to wait for everyone to finish saying אמן.
What types of food would be included in the original BROCHA of HAMOTZI even though the food is presently not here.
Various situations where one is allowed to make a BRACHO for someone else, even though they are not going to be eating themselves.
Are there times when one could make a BRACHO for someone else even though they are not going to be eating themselves.
How do we understand the difference between ברכת הנהנין (a brocha for pleasure) and ברכת המצוות (a bracha on a mitzvah).
After one makes or hears the HAMOTZI and their hands were already dried, they can't make the brocha of AL NATILAS YODAYIM.
If the head of the household makes a HAMOTZI, but I am still washing, what is the halacha.
What is the halacha if one did not eat a k'zayis of bread in the previous cases (can't remember if they made a HAMOTZI or made a sheHakol or mezonos on the bread).
What is the halacha if someone made a BRACHO of sheHakol or mezonos on bread instead of a HAMOTZI.
Is one allowed to look into a siddur between the washing process and making the HAMOTZI.Is one allowed to answer אמן after they made the brocha of NETILAS YODAYIM but before they dried their hands.
If one forgot to make a HAMOTZI on bread and now they are totally full, what should they do.
What is the halacha if one forgot to make a HAMOTZI on the bread but already started to eat.
What is the halacha if one forgot to make HAVDALA, and now they already washed and made a HAMOTZI on the bread.
What is the halacha if one forgot to make Kiddush on Shabbos but now they made the brocha of HAMOTZI and before they took the first bite, they remembered about Kiddush.
Various examples of when one is allowed to make an interruption between the HAMOTZI and taking the first bite. (e.g., looking up the halacha, someone touched their shoes or covered parts of their body, kashrut, etc.)
Making an interruption between the HAMOTZI and taking the first bite, when the interruption has to do with the food or the meal.
Introduction to 'Is there a time when one is allowed to talk out between the HAMOTZI and taking the first bite?'
Understanding the difference between a ברכה קצרה (short BRACHO) and a ברכה ארוכה (long BRACHO)
Important review of when one could talk out after the BRACHO. A short BRACHO and a long BRACHO.
What is the halacha when it comes to a time delay between the HAMOTZI and taking the first bite.
How do we understand the concept that if one makes a HAMOTZI for themselves and for others, the person that makes the HAMOTZI has to listen to the AMEN from everyone else.
The importance of saying 'אמן' when one is listening to someone else's BRACHO in order to eat food.
What is the proper procedure when one is listening to someone else's BRACHO in order to eat the food in front of them.
Is one allowed to make Kiddush after the washing process before the HAMOTZI if they forgot? Waiting for people to wash after you washed (interruption or not).
Are there any words that one is allowed to say between the washing process and the HAMOTZI.
Where should one dry their hands if they have to walk from the place they washed to the place they are going to eat.
Various important interruptions that one is allowed to make between the washing process and the HAMOTZI.
How long is 22 Amos? What is one allowed to talk out between the washing procedure and the brocha of HAMOTZI.
When does the intermediate period between the washing process and the reciting of HAMOTZI begin? Moving from house to house after washing for bread.
What is considered a halachic interruption between the washing process and the reciting of the BRACHO of HAMOTZI.
Introduction to the Halachas of when one is allowed to make an interruption between the washing process and the reciting of the BRACHO of 'HAMOTZI'.
Important information in reference to using a sink for washing for bread and using a barrel with a spout.
What is the Halacha if one spoke out between the Bracha of על נטילת ידיים and the drying of one's hands.
What Should One Do if They Spoke Out Between Washing for Bread and Making the Brocha of על נטילת ידיים.
Introduction to the Halachas of What One Should Do If They Spoke Out Between the Washing and Making the Brocha of על נטילת ידיים.
Does One Have to Wash for Bread if They Are Eating the Bread with a Fork or Spoon and Using Ocean Water to Wash for Bread?
Important Information Regarding the Halacha When One Does Not Have Water to Wash for Bread, and What Is the Halacha When One Is Eating Bread but Is Not Touching the Bread.
Is it necessary to wash for bread if one is not going to eat the bread but only touch it?
What should one do if the head of the household is making a "HAMOTZI" but you haven't had a chance to wash for bread yet? (You are going to be Motzi with his BRACHO).
If one has washed for bread and already dried their hands, in general, it is not a problem to touch someone else's hands that are wet.
Is One Allowed to Touch a Part of the Hand That Was Not Washed? Different Techniques for Ensuring Water Reaches All Parts of Your Hand While Washing for Bread.
Introduction to Problems Arising When One Hand Touches Another During the Washing Process.
Halacha Reference: Is Uttering the Pasuk 'שאו ידיכם קדש וכו' Considered an Interruption?
Is One Allowed to Speak Between Washing Their Hands? (Right Hand Washed, Left Hand Pending)
At What Point in the Washing Process Is One Allowed to Respond אמן 'Amen' to Someone Else Making a Bracha?
How Does a Left-Handed Person Wash for Bread? If One Washed Up to the Knuckles, They Should Try and Wash Again. Be Careful to Wash Between the Fingers Also.
The Bottom Line on the Proper Intentions When Washing for Bread: Perhaps the Washing Itself Might Be Good Enough
What Should One Do If They Did Not Have the Proper כוונה (Intention) When Washing for Bread?
Is One Allowed to Use a Disposable Cup (e.g., a Paper Cup, Plastic, or Foam Cup, etc.) When No Other Washing Cup is Available (e.g., in an Airport or Park, etc.)?
If One is Particular (מקפיד) Only on Shabbat. Blisters, Cuticles Around the Fingernails, Artificial Nails, and What to Do if Unable to Remove the חציצה
Having a Tiny Amount of Dirt on One's Hands When Washing for Bread. The White Part of the Nail, Paint, Glue, Wax, etc., and Nail Polish.
What Should One Do When Having Thicker Cream or Ointment on Their Hands. Dealing with a Sticky Substance on Hands When Washing for Bread.
Understanding the Concept of Splinter (חציצה). How to Wipe Dry Hands After Touching Covered Parts of the Body or Shoes, Etc.
Very important details regarding when one has a bandage or cast on their hand and has to wash for bread.
Understand the distinction between a bandage on one's hand that one must always have on and a bandage on one's hand that they sometimes take off in reference to washing for bread
Introduction to handling situations when one has a bandage, a cast, an ace bandage, etc., on their hand and how to manage it when washing for bread.
If one touched covered parts of their body or their shoes, etc., does one need water to clean their hands or it is enough just to rub their hands on something. When washing three times for bread does one have to dry their hands.
After the fact is only good if they were not aware of the חציצה (interpose) on their hand before they went to wash.
What is the halacha if one has a mark on their hand that they could only see but they are unable to feel it, and creams and oils on ones hands when going to wash for bread.
How to work with marks on ones hand when the marks on their hand are from the type of job that they do. (e.g. a painter, a construction worker, etc.)
What is the halacha if person is מקפיד (particular) on a certain thing but everybody else is not particular (CHATZITZA or not)
Cuticles (hanging pieces of dead skin) around the nail area, was it a חציצה (interpose) or not. For a splinter we go after the general public in reference to a CHATZITZA interpose.
When one finds a חציצה (interpose or partition) after they washed for bread and one should check their hands before washing.
When one has to rewash in the middle of the meal the same halachas would apply as far as the mechanics go.
What are some of the main guidelines in reference to judging a חציצה (interpose, partition, separation) when washing for bread.
Introduction to the halachas of חציצה (interpose, partition, separation) on ones hands when one washes for bread.
What is the mitzvah of שפשוף (rubbing ones hands during the washing process) all about.
More very important information and a reference to the bracha on croutons when they are eaten together with a salad or soup, etc.
Important information, a reference to when one has croutons in their food e.g. salads, soup, etc.
The entire procedure and understanding how and when one should lift up their hands during the washing process (הגבהת הידים)
More important details in reference to the concept of picking up ones hands (הגבהת הידים)
What is the halacha if one leaves in the middle of the meal for a long period of time, but they are planning to come back.
Understanding the various different sizes of bread in conjunction with a KIZAYIS and a KIBAYZTA.
How much bread does one have to eat after one washes their hands in the middle of a meal with a brocha. (If one used the bathroom through a bowel movement).
What is the halacha if one is still going to drink at their meal but they don't want to eat anymore. (Do they still have to wash).
Understanding more important facts about the halachas of one who went out in the middle of the meal for a long period of time.
What should one do if they went out in the middle of the meal for a long period of time. (e.g., an hour or two). When they come back to the meal do they have to rewash their hands for bread.
What is the halacha if one had to leave in the middle of the meal, when they come back do they have to rewash for bread.
If one changed the baby's diaper and their hands stayed clean. Scratching ones head. (Re-washing for bread in the middle of the meal).
What is the halacha if one has to change a baby's diaper in the middle of the meal. (rewashing for bread).
How to work with various different situations in conjunction with using the bathroom in middle of the meal. The proper procedure in washing ones hands when touching covered parts of ones body during the meal.
(Part 2) What should one do in reference to rewashing for bread when one had to use the bathroom in middle of the meal.
(Part 1) What should one do in reference to rewashing for bread when one had to use the bathroom in middle of the meal.
Understanding the concept and background in reference to having to wash your hands for bread again in the middle of the meal.
Introduction to when does one have to rewash their hands for bread in the middle of the meal.
If one scratched their head, if one touched their head or touched their hair; what is the halacha in conjunction with washing their hands.
Various situations that come up whereby one should hold the washing cup by its body and not by the handles and if there are situations whereby one has to wash again in middle of the meal.
If one used a lot of water to wash their right hand, are they allowed to touch their left hand before they wash it.
Important information in reference to drying one hands before washing for bread. Various different minhagim (customs) in reference to washing one hands before bread.
Eating the bread out of a plastic bag or from a silver foil. An interesting situation which could arise when going on vacation (in conjunction with washing for bread).
Important question which could arise in reference to nail polish when going to wash for bread.
If one is not sure if they washed the right amount of their hands (what is the halacha).
What is the halacha if ones hands are wet only in their pams not in their fingers (do you have to dry them).
Drying the handles of a washing cup could sometimes depend on the situation the person is in.
Understanding the concept of how wet is considered wet in halacha. Understanding the opinions of those who say that one should dry their hands before washing for bread.
Various different situations which arise whereby ones hands are wet before they wash for bread.
Does one have to make sure that their hands are completely dry before they go to wash for bread.
Introduction to various different Shailos (Questions) which apply during the actual washing procedure for bread.
A quick review and summing it all up in conjunction with sponge cake, marble cake, danishes and the AFTER BROCHA.
Understanding the concept of what after brocha should one make, when they eat a danish or some sort of a pie.
If one has a injury on one's hand, should they wash the other hand. If one is traveling in a dangerous area, is one allowed to take off the covering and then put it back in the middle of eating bread.
More halachas of no water at home and one wants to eat bread. A person that is traveling with a group of people, e.g. on a bus, train, etc. A person that has a injury on their hand (how to work with washing).
What should one do if they just don't have anything to wrap their hands in and now they would like to eat bread but they don't have any water to wash their hands.
What is the proper procedure to use when one has to wrap their hands in conjunction with not having water to wash for bread.
If one knows they will not find water if they continue to travel and they want to eat bread, what should one do.
What is the halacha if one does not have any water available and they would like to eat bread.
What is the halacha when it comes to nail polish and fake nails in conjunction with washing for bread.
Is there a problem if one has various types of marks on their hands or fingers and they want to wash for bread.
Various different situations that come up when washing for bread and they have rings on their fingers.
Various different cases whereby one might be allowed to wash their hands only up to their knuckles when washing for bread.
How to work with one washing for the "Asher yoztar" and the "NETILAS YIDOYIM". (When coming out of the bathroom and one is going to eat bread).
What should one do if they don't have enough water for two washings when they come out of the bathroom and they are going to eat bread.
Is there a problem with getting ones hands dirty in the bathroom, after they had been washed the proper way for bread.
If one washes the right way when they come out of the bathroom, what will be the proper thing to do before washing for bread.
Practical applications in conjunction with "not a complete washing" when one leaves the bathroom before a meal.
The proper way, in accordance with halacha, of washing ones hands before a meal, when one comes out of the bathroom.
Introduction to how to work with washing one's hands when one uses the bathroom before they wash for bread.
Understanding the various different details involved in the various different types of halachic hand washings.
What should one do if they just can't remember if they made the brocha of NETILAS YIDOYIM or not.
What should one do if they said the brocha of HAMOTZI first while their hands are still wet. (How do we work with the brocha of NETILAS YIDOYIM).
Is there a way to fix the situation if one forgot to make a brocha of NETILAS YIDOYIM on washing for bread.
Is one allowed to make the brocha of NETILAS YIDOYIM after they made the HAMOTZI on the bread.
Understanding the concept of "making an interruption" at some point during the washing process.
How should one wash their hands; (what exactly is the proper procedure when washing for bread).
Is one allowed to wipe their hands in their shirt. Is one allowed to leave their hands to dry without using a towel. Is one allowed to use a hot air machine to dry their hands.
One should be careful to dry their hands completely no matter how much water they used to wash their hands.
If one made the brocha of HAMOTZI while their hands are still wet, are they still allowed to make the bracha of NETILAS YIDOYIM.
Is one allowed to still make a brocha NETILAS YIDOYIM after one already dried their hands.
Should one make the brocha on washing their hands before they actually wash their hands.
Are there other situations whereby one has to wash before they eat the food if it is not bread, challah, matzah.
Does one have to make a brocha (NETILAS YIDOYIM) if they are only going to eat a Kizayis of bread (half of a eggs worth)?
- understanding the concept of why one has to eat a "eggs worth" of bread in order to make a brocha on washing;
- How much (bread, challah, matzah, etc.) does one have to eat in order to make a brocha on washing?
Does one have to wash for bread made out of ingredients, which are not from the five grains? (No flour is mixed in at all).
- does one have to wash for bread if their hands are perfectly clean?
- understanding the importance of a "דרבנן" (a commandment from chazal);
- many various different examples of cake, cookies, crackers and amounts that one should be careful with;
CORRECTION.
- how to work with various types of foods that are baked but not part of the bread family;
- how to work with various types of foods that are baked but not part of the bread family;
- how much does one have to eat in what amount of time when it comes to cake, cookies, crackers, pizza, etc. in order to have to BENTCH;
- how to work with the situation when one intended to eat a lot and then they ended up eating only a little. ( cake, cookies, crackers, etc.);
- various applications on how to work the first brocha on the 2nd part of my eating session (cake, cookies, crackers, etc.);
(Part #2)
- practical applications in changing one's mind in conjunction with eating cake, cookies, crackers, etc.
- practical applications in changing one's mind in conjunction with eating cake, cookies, crackers, etc.
- what brocha should one make on the second part of their meal if they change their mind to eat more;
- when one eats plain cake by itself, does the type of cake they are eating make a difference;
- how much cake, cookies, crackers, etc., is considered a full meal when eaten by itself;
- when eating plain cake, cookies, crackers, etc., without other foods, how much should they be careful with;
- the halachas of "pizza" might be different in conjunction with women or possibly older people;
- what is the correct brocha to make on "PIZZA" where the dough is made from mostly fruit juice;
- sometimes even regular dough (flour and water), when the filling is a meal type food e.g. meats or cheese, etc. would still be a "MEZONOS";
- what is the bottom line on eating cakes, cookies, crackers, etc. together with other foods;
- items which were COOKED do not have the various halachas of having to possibly wash and BENTCH when they eat larger amounts;
- some important ways to work with eating cake, cookies, crackers, etc. with other foods and not having to BENTCH;
- eating cakes together with other foods (when do we say the brocha changes to a HAMOTZI);
- understanding the concept of: Just because it falls into one of the categories of "pas Ha'ba B'kisnin" it doesn't always mean that it is a "mezonos".
- understanding all the various different type of signs (סימנים) on the bottom or top of rolls, danishes, etc.
- How sweet does the dough have to be in order to be able to make a brocha of MEZONOS and not a HAMOTZI;
- how do we understand the concept where there is a halachic change from HAMOTZI to MEZONOS;
- Are there any "SIGNS (סימנים) on the bread itself which might change it from HAMOTZI to MEZONOS?
- introduction to the various different issues which come up in reference to "MEZONOS bread";
3 or 4 steps in reference to two different types of foods. E.g., tuna on a cracker, cheese on a rice cake, jam or peanut butter on a cracker;
understanding 3 steps in reference to two different types of food that one eats together;
How to work with (making the correct brocha) when dipping a doughnut or cake cookies into liquids, e.g. coffee.
What is the correct brocha to make on CHALLAH Kugel, Bread Kugel, Bread stuffing, Bread pudding, etc.
What is the halacha with frying bread in a regular amount of oil. (Not a lot and not a little).
Understanding the three levels of frying and how they work in conjunction with changing bread.
The correct brocha on MATZOH balls, MATZOH crackers, MATZOH meal latka; one who eats plain MATZOH meal or flour.
How to work with baked bread that I now make into small pieces and I want to make it into another dish.
What is the halacha if I baked bread and I now want to cook it or fry it, etc. (E.g., French toast).
Introduction to various amounts of baked goods that one eats, whereby the BROCHA could possibly change from a מזונות to a המוציא.
Introduction to "פת הבאה בכיסנין". Various types of breads, cake, cookies and how to work with them.
What should one do if they BENTCHED after sunset and they forgot to say רצה. Some halachas about "הרחמן".
- How to work with saying רצה in BENTCHING when one had to daven Maariv or make havdalah before they Bentched.
- Also how to work with חנוכה and פורים.
(Part #2)
How to work with saying רצה and יעלה ויבוא if Rosh chodesh falls out on Sunday.
Understanding at what point could I still go back to רצה or יעלה ויבוא.
What should one do if they dozed off in the middle of BENTCHING and they cannot recall where they are up to.
Is one (רצה or יעלה ויבוא) dependent on the other.
What should one do at a meal whereby they do not have to repeat רצה or יעלה ויבוא.
What should one do if they forgot to say רצה or יעלה ויבוא and they now remembered before they made the brocha of "הטוב והמטיב".
What does one do if they forgot to say "על הנסים" on Chanukah or on Purim. (In BENTCHING).
Which parts of "BENTCHING" one must not skip. (Or they might have to say BENTCHING over).
Does one have to hear the words which come out of the mouth during the course of their BENTCHING. Is one allowed to think the words of BENTCHING if they are unable to speak them.
Is one allowed to say BIRCHAS HAMOZON (BENTCH) in another language. Does one have to understand what they are saying in BENTCHING.
What should one do if they are eating fruits and drinking liquids, now when they finish eating the fruit they would like to continue drinking. (When do I make my "בורא נפשות" after brocha).
How to work with a "בורא נפשות" if one is exercising, playing sports, or it is very warm outside (a person is sweating more than usual) but now they have to drink a full cup.
One should try and be careful to drink their liquids in the right amount of time to be able to make a "בורא נפשות" (after brocha).
When one takes a drink and is not sure if they will have another drink soon when they make the "שהכל" (brocha before) they should have in mind it should only cover this drink.
A very good idea on how to work with the "שיעור עיכול" (the amount of time one has to make a after brocha) on drinks when one is exercising, playing ball, or on a very hot day, etc.
What should one do if they drank a drink and they now have to make a "בורא נפשות" (after brocha) but they are not sure if they will be continuing the drinking session.
Is one able to make a "ברכה אחרונה" (after brocha) if they are sitting and constantly drinking and the time between the first cup and the last cup is more than 72 minutes.
How much time does one have to drink, in order to have to make a "ברכה אחרונה" (after brocha); ice cream, chocolates, etc. (after brocha).
Introduction to "שיעור עיכול" ( how much time does one have to make a after brocha) on drinks.
Bottom line on how to work with continuously eating (noshing) in conjunction with the "ברכה אחרונה" (after brocha) when one knows there will be a short break in between.
Understanding the concept behind: if one is constantly eating (noshing) without a large break the "זמן עיכול" (the amount of time one has to make a after brocha) continues on.
How to work with the "ברכה אחרונה" (after brocha) when one is continuously eating the same type of food (noshing on food that has the same after brocha).
- How much wine (or grape juice) does one have to drink in order not to have to make a brocha (שהכל) on other drinks.
- In reference to the after brocha on foods, if what is constantly eaten (noshing) has two separate after brochas.
How to work with the "after brocha" if one is constantly eating and they did not wash for bread. (Noshing).
What should one do if "72" minutes passed after one ate fruit or other foods, but they never reached the point of being satisfied.
What should one do if "72" minutes passed after one ate fruit or other foods, and was satisfied.
One who eats either fruit, cookies, cake, etc. and is now satisfied from what they ate, how much time do they have to make the after BROCHA.
A few more pointers in reference to how much time one has to BENTCH when eating a large meal.
What is the bottom line on BENTCHING in conjunction with eating a very large meal. (E.g., wedding, Shabbos meal, Bar Mitzvah, Sheva Brochas, etc.)
Bottom line on BENTCHING (Birchas Hamozon) in reference to how much time one has after they finished the meal.
- how to work with tea or coffee that one drinks at the end of a meal;
- more important information on ice cream eaten during the meal;
How much time does one have to make a "After-brocha" if they only ate a small amount of food and they have never really became full.
- How much time does one have to BENTCH when they are taking part in a very large meal. (E.g. wedding, Shabbos meal, Bar Mitzvah, Sheva Brochas, etc.);
If a person ate a meal, then shortly after starting feeling hungry they ate something else and was not hungry anymore, could they still BENTCH?
Where do we find a distinction between the ברכה ראשונה (the brocha before eating) and the ברכה אחרונה (the brocha after eating).
Part #2.
- Introduction to the halachas of שיעור עיכול (the amount of time one has to make an afterbrocha).
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Part #1.
- Introduction to the halachas of שיעור עיכול (the amount of time one has to make an afterbrocha).
- What should one do if they did not eat the right amount of bread in the right amount of time. (As far as BENTCHING).
- the importance of eating the bread in the right amount of time;
- if one is not sure if they are full or not and they can't remember if they BENTCHED, how to do right thing to cover all grounds;
- is a קטן (a boy under the age of 13, a girl under the age of 12) believed if they say that they saw their parent BENTCH;
- what should one do if they started to BENTCH then realized it is the second time they are BENTCHING;
- what should one do if they don't know if they ate a "כזית" (k'zayis) of bread or they ate a כזית but they are not sure how long it took. (Was it כדי אכילת פרס or not).
- do we make a new brocha on the washing of bread for a ספק (question);
- how do these halachas of ספק (question) apply to women;
How to work with the Fourth brocha (הטוב והמטיב) of BENTCHING if one is not sure if it was said. Does a קטן (a boy under bar mitzvah) have to BENTCH over if they are not sure if they did the first time.
The best way to work with the situation where one is not sure if they BENTCHED (said BIRCHAS HAMOZON).
Introduction to what should one do if they are not sure if they BENTCHED (said BIRCHAS HAMOZON).
Does one have to make the after brocha of "בורא נפשות" before they leave the place where they ate.
The bottom line halacha in reference to making the afterbrocha in the same place where you ate the food in conjunction with the three-way מחלוקת. (Three opinions brought down in halacha).
What should one do if they left the place where they were eating before they made a after brocha on "מיני דגן חמשת" (items of Mezonos) or fruits from the "שבעת המינים" - (the seven species - grapes, pomegranates, olives , etc.).
Besides the bread family what other foods are there where we say the halacha is one has to make a after brocha before leaving the place where they ate.
What should one do if they want to leave their place where they started eating and finish the meal in a different location.
Very important details a reference to when one is going to eat bread in the second location and then is going to BENTCH over there.
When one leaves their place before they BENTCH but they are going to eat bread, challah, matzoh in the second place.
Bottom line on what to do if one left the place where they ate and they did not BENTCH. Situations where they left by mistake and situations where they left on purpose.
How much room does one have in reference to moving around when they have to BENTCH and they are outside (not in a enclosed area).
Various situations which come up whereby one does not have to return to the place where they ate in order to BENTCH.
What should one do if they left the place where they ate their meal and they did not BENTCH there. (They also have no intentions of eating in the second place).
Very important difference in "seeing the place where you ate" and "having in mind another place".
Understanding the difference between
- "seeing the place where you ate" and
- "having in mind to eat or say BIRCAS HAMOZON ( BENTCHING) in another room, which one is not able to see"
What are some of the reasons why one has to say BIRCHAS HAMOZON (BENTCHING) in the same place which they ate.
When one does the same thing each time they eat, it is as though they had specific intent for that action. (Even though they did not have it in mind).
Is one allowed to say BIRCHAS HAMOZON (BENTCHING) in a different room from which they ate their meal.
When one is about to start BENTCHING (Birchas haMozon), is there a problem if they change their place in the same room.
What should one do if they decide to wash for bread while they are in the middle of eating something else.
When we talk about "BENCHING" (birchas hamozon) what is considered Benching in the place.
A complete review and one new option in reference to drinking liquids before one goes to wash for bread.
How to work with drinks before one washes for bread, challah, etc. (Not including wine or grape juice).
What is the halacha when one drinks before they sit down to wash to stimulate their appetite (e.g. fast day or a very hot day, etc.).
What is the halacha when one drinks water, soda, or any other type of drink right before they are going to wash for bread, and they will also be drinking during the meal.
What is the halacha when one drinks water, soda, orange juice or any other type of drink right before they are going to sit down to wash for bread.
How to work with making Havdala and then going make a Melava malka; does one have to make a brocha on the wine or grape juice during the meal.
Three ways whereby one does not have to make a brocha on wine or grape juice during the meal.
Does the brocha on wine or grape juice before the meal help for wine or grape juice during the meal.
When one listens to kiddush from somebody else, do they have to drink wine or grape juice in order not to make brocha on the other drinks.
Which foods are considered drinks in reference to being included in the brocha on wine and grape juice.
How to work with a brocha on other drinks when one is a guest (when making kiddish on wine or grape juice).
How to work with kiddish on shabbos in reference to drinking other drinks after kiddush.
Do the other drinks have to be in front of you at the time that you made the brocha on the wine or grape juice.
How much wine or grape juice does one have to drink in order not to make BROCHOS on the other drinks; does all this include ice cream and ices.
Moving from place to place during the same meal, does one have to make another bracha on wine.
One more important factor to keep in mind when eating "Mezonos" (not baked, either cooked a deep fried, etc.).
Introduction to drinking something before one goes to wash for bread/challah. (What to do with the After Brocha).
A quick review in what to do with the "After brocha" when eating baked goods before one washes for bread.
What to do with the "After brocha" when one eats baked goods before washing for bread, but they will not be eating any cake or cookies during the meal.
How to work with cake and cookies that are eaten right after one makes kiddish, right before washing for challah.
Introduction into eating baked goods before one washes for bread (e.g., cake, cookies, etc.).
When is one allowed to eat an item right before one is going to wash, even though they will eat it during the meal.
How much time is there for a ברכה אחרונה (after brocha) on main staple foods eaten before a meal.
What is the actual halacha in conjunction with if one eats a main staple food (e.g., chicken, fish, kugel, etc.) very close to the time they are going to wash on bread.
The amount of time one should wait after eating main staple foods, e.g., kugel, chicken, cholent, etc. before they sit down to wash for bread.
Situations and circumstances whereby one is allowed to eat main staple foods, e.g., kugel, cholent, chicken, etc., before one is going to wash for bread.
How long before one washes for bread is one allowed to start eating items that they will anyways eat during the meal.
How much time before the meal does one have to eat fruits in order for the fruits to be connected to the meal.
Does one make a ברכה אחרונה (after brocha) on fruit eaten before the meal if they are not going to eat fruit during the meal.
Does one have to make a ברכה אחרונה (after brocha) on fruit eaten before the meal if they are going to eat fruit during the meal.
Is one allowed to make a brocha on food before the meal if they will be eating that same food during the meal.
Introduction: does one have to make a ברכה אחרונה (after brocha) when they eat or drink something right before a meal.
If one of the meal courses is fruit how to work it in conjunction with eating it together with bread or challah.
How to work with desserts that are "קאמפאט". E.g. applesauce, peaches in syrup, pears in syrup, stewed plums, etc.
More important information in reference to ice cream and ices during the meal; what should one do with whiskey during the meal.
How to work with various types of cakes and other desserts when eaten at different parts of the meal.
Does one make a brocha on CAKE if it is eaten during a meal whereby one washed for bread?
How much does one have to eat and in what amount of time when washing for bread or any other items.
How to work with vegetables eaten during the course of a meal. (What to do with a brocha).
How to work with drinks (as far as a brocha goes) when one drinks during the course of a meal.
How to work with fruits that are eaten as the main course of a meal whereby one washed for bread.
What to do when one eats ice cream, yogurt, Leben during a meal whereby they washed for bread.
How to work with chocolates, sugar cubes, candies, when eaten during a meal whereby they washed for bread.
Various examples of different types of foods where one has to make a brocha in the middle of a meal even though they washed on bread.
Understanding which type of foods one does have to make a brocha on, even though they wash for bread or challah.
What to do when one takes out more food in middle of the meal to eat when they had no intention on doing that in the beginning.
Very important summary and more details as to how to work with BROCHOS when one washes for bread.
When one washes for bread in order to exempt other foods from a brocha, one must eat a kizayis and the right amount of time.
What are some of the main parts of a meal whereby one does not have to make a brocha if they washed on bread.
Introduction to the halachas of when does one have to make a brocha on food that is eaten during the course of a meal, whereby one washed for bread.
When does one have to make a brocha on food when they are only tasting it. (E.g., cooking food to see if it needs salt, pepper, spices, etc.).
What should one do if they drank the SHIUR for making an after brocha in longer period of time.
A quick review of everything we learned in reference to changing locations during the course of a meal whereby one washed for bread.
Does one have to make a new bracha on the foods that they are going to eat in the new location if it's a continuation of a meal with bread.
More important details to keep in mind when changing locations in the middle of a meal where one is eating bread.
When changing locations in middle of a meal how much and what has to be eaten in the new location.
Understanding the concept of issues that might arise when finishing a meal in another location without having it in mind when they started.
Leaving people over at the table but eating in another place; halachas of house going into a Sukkah.
- Practical case with davening in the middle of the meal.
- How to work with washing ones hands after the bathroom in the middle of a meal.
Leaving over people in the place of eating, does one have to make a new bracha when they return.
How to work with grapes, grape juice, wine, pomegranates, etc. (seven species) in conjunction with change of location.
How do we work with שינוי מקום (change of location) if one ate less than a כזית (amount needed to make a after brocha) of bread or cake, etc.
When one is is eating or drinking various different foods and then continues on with only one of the foods or drinks. (בורא נפשות) (after brocha).
Various different ways to cover all grounds in conjunction with hot drinks. The בורא נפשות. (After brocha).
How to work with drinking hot coffee or hot tea, or any other hot drink. (בורא נפשות) (The after brocha).
Various different types of practical applications in conjunction with drinking and בורא נפשות (after brocha on drinks).
How much time does one have when drinking in order to be able to make a "בורא נפשות" (after blessing and drinks).
How to work with going from a porch, terrace, enclosed yards with a Sukkah in it. (Into the house and out of the house).
The halachas of (שינוי מקום) going from one's house into their yard or porch that is closed off.
What should one do with a ברכה after they left their apartment (e.g. into a public staircase, hallway, or somebody else's apartment), and now came back and wants to continue eating or drinking.
How to work with a ברכה when one goes from their apartment to somebody else's apartment.
How to work with a roadside stop (ex. Eating by a picnic site or on a bench and then goes back into the car).
One who is traveling for a long time and goes in and out of buildings. (What to do with the ברכה).
The initial ברכה made in the house has to have the intention of getting ready to leave. (הולכי דרכים).
One who is eating while traveling (walking) does not have to see the original place where they made the original ברכה.
If one decides to eat or drink in one place outside (e.g. picnic table, bench, etc.), then changes and wants to continue walking with their drink or food; what to do.
Understanding the concept of "הולכי דרכים" (traveling with the food). At what point do I need a new ברכה.
Going out of ones house for a very short period, when one comes back should they make a another ברכה.
Going out of ones house for a very short period of time. שינוי מקום (change of location).
Does having specific intent (having in mind) to continue eating in my house or somebody else's house help or not.
What should one do if they did not
- have in mind to move from room to room or
- one is not able to see the room which they want to go to.
Important things to keep in mind when leaving one's place in the middle of a meal, where one washed for bread.
How to work with "שינוי מקום" (change of location) in regards to moving from one room to another room, or from one floor to another floor.
Do the halachas of שינוי מקום (change of location) apply when one is moving around in a large room.
Understanding why the halachas of שנוי מקום (change of location) only applies to foods, which one does not have to go back to the original place for a "after brocha".
When it comes to the after brocha on bread (ברכת המזון), one should be careful to assess how much time they are going to be leaving for.
Even no halachas of שינוי מקום (change of location), the halachas of היסח הדעת (change of mind) still apply.
If someone relies on being served by their wife or mother, do they have the same halachas of a guest?
Bottom line on how to work with eating or drinking the same food for a long period of time.
Understanding how "time delay" does not cut off the original ברכה ראשונה (brocha before drinking or eating).
Conclusion:
What halachas does one have to be careful with when waking up the middle of the night to take a drink of water.
What halachas does one have to be careful with when waking up the middle of the night to take a drink of water.
Various examples of vegetables eaten in a different form then the regular way.
What to do if somebody made the wrong ברכה.
Understanding the concept of whereby a vegetable remains recognizable but due to the way it's eaten the ברכה sometimes will change.
How to understand the distinction between pies, knishes and crackers with something on top (E.g. Tuna fish, jam, peanut butter, etc.).
What ברכה to make when the מזונות is the majority of the food, even though it was put in for the mechanics of the food.