Is it Preferable to Start a Meal with Bread?
One is not required to eat bread if he does not want to, even if it means that...
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How Long to Wait After Zimun to Resume Eating
The gemara cites a machloket regarding until which point birkat hazimun extends. Rav Nachman says it is until...
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One Who is Uncertain if He Recited Birkat HaMazon
The Shulchan Aruch rules that if one is unsure whether he bentched or not, he should nevertheless bentch....
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Moving to a New Location in the Midst of a Meal
You have made the question more manageable by asking specifically about a meal, which we are assuming includes...
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The Beracha on Schnitzel
The truth is actually not simple. As we will see, much of the difficulty is not a matter...
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Factors that Determine the Precedence of Berachot
First, we will explore whether you could have eaten grapes based on the beracha that you made. Then...
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Beracha Acharona After Ice Cream and Ices
We will start by discussing the parallel discussion among the poskim regarding tea and coffee, and we will...
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Repeating Tefillat HaDerech During An Ongoing Trip
The Kolbo cites the Maharam MiRotenberg’s assertion that one says Tefillat HaDerech only once during the day even...
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Beracha at the Place Where One Was Saved in a Car Accident
First, if you are Ashkenazi, reciting HaGomel as you did was proper, as one recites the beracha after...
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Reciting HaGomel for a Child Who Was Saved
Regarding a question about something that already happened, we should consider the matter from two perspectives: What is...
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