Author: Magen Avot

The Gemara (Berachot 36a) discusses the blessing for hearts of palm, the soft inner core of palm stems, and concludes that it should be “Shehakol”, and not […] Read More

There is a concept in the area of blessings over foods known as Ikar and Tafel, or primary and secondary foods. In other words, foods […] Read More

As mentioned previously, whenever two types of food are mixed together, that which is in the majority or which is […] Read More

The Rambam (Hilchot Berachot, 8:2) rules that the blessing over olive oil is “Shehakol”, unless one drinks it to cure a throat ache, […] Read More

The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 204:5) writes that nowadays, wine is not as sharp as in earlier times and thus it is […] Read More

The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 206:4) says that whenever one is reciting a blessing over a food or a fragrance, […] Read More

The blessing of “Al HaMihya” is part of a class of blessings known as Me’enShalosh which also includes the after-blessing for wine (“Al HaGefen”) and […] Read More

The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 210:1) writes that the minimum volume required to recite an after-blessing on a beverage is a Revi’it (that is, a Rev’it, […] Read More

The previous Halacha mentioned that fortunate occurrences that do not deviate from the normal course of nature are not considered […] Read More