In his gloss to the Shulhan Aruch the Magen Avraham (Orah Haim 156:3) list a series of prohibitions not specifically mentioned […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
In addition to Netilat Yadaim for bread, the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 158:4) rules that whenever one eats food dipped into or wet by certain liquids, onemust wash one’s hands without a blessing. These […] Read More
Relative to interrupting between Netilat Yadaim and HaMotzi, the laws of interruption for after HaMotzi are stricter. Just like any Birkat HaNehenin(blessings that are recited over foods, fragrances, […] Read More
The Gemara (Berachot 39b) explains that when eating bread, it is preferable to recite HaMotzi on a complete loaf of bread, rather than a piece. Furthermore, if […] Read More
As mentioned previously, one of the Bet Yosef’s (Orah Haim 168) criteria for determining if a food is Mezonot is if it […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 169:2) rules that one may not givefood to one who does not know how to bless over food. This is based on a teaching in the […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 170:5) rules that a guest is obligated to do whatever the host tells him to. This is based on […] Read More
The Gemara (Nida 17b) states that one should not consume onions, garlic or eggs which were exposed and left out all night. The Gemara explains that evilspirits (“Ruah […] Read More
The Magen Avraham (Orah Haim 170:19) uses this part of the Shulhan Aruch to discuss different foods or practices which […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 172:1) rules that if one had a liquid in one’smouth and realized that a blessing was not recited before drinking it, one can swallow the liquid. Since the rabbis […] Read More