The Bet Yosef (Orah Haim § 173) writes that one may not eat fish with dairyfood as it is considered dangerous. The Shach and the Taz (Yore De’ah […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 175:1-5) discusses the laws of reciting the blessing of “Hatov Vehametiv”. Our Sages instituted this blessing […] Read More
It was common in the times of the Talmud for people to eat food with Sodomite salt (“Melah Sedomit”), which […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 183:9) rules that one must sit down with a sense of reverence to recite Birkat Hamazon, […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 184:5) rules that one may recite Birkat Hamazon as long as one is still satiated from that […] Read More
Women and Birkat Hamazon Rabbi Lebhar, author Magen Avot Redacted by Dr. Emile Amzallag The Gemara (Berachot 20b) discusses whether women […] Read More
Whereas the vast majority of blessings are rabbinic in origin, the obligation to recite Birkat Hamazon has its source in the Torah. […] Read More
The Gemara (Berachot 46a) discusses the importance of a guest reciting Birkat HaOre’ah, a special prayer in Birkat Hamazon for one’s host when […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 202:7) rules that if dates are mashed and thus change form, the blessing would still be “Bore Peri Ha’Etz”. […] Read More
The Tosefta (Kelaim 3:13) defines a tree, for the purposes of reciting “Bore PeriHaEtz”, as a plant whose fruit come off of branches which emerge from […] Read More