The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 199:10) rules that a minor who knows that Birkat Hamazon is being recited to Hashem may be counted as […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
As mentioned previously, whenever two types of food are mixed together, that which is in the majority or which is […] Read More
As is known, the blessing one recites after eating a Kezait of foods whose initial blessing is “Mezonot”, such as […] Read More
It is customary among Moroccan Jews to eat a dish known as Dafina for Shabbat lunch. It is alternatively known as Hamin or Skhena and is very similar […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 208:7) writes that blessing over rice is “HaAdama”. However, if rice is ground into flour […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 215:2) rules that one may not respond “Amen” to the blessing of a heretic, or […] Read More
As mentioned previously, the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 210:1) rules that the minimum volume required to recite an after-blessing on […] Read More
The Gemara (Berachot 43b) learns from the verse (Tehilim 150:6) “Kol Haneshama Tehalel Y-a Hallelu-ya” (lit. “Let every soul praise Hashem”) […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 216:2) rules that the blessing over smelling cloves (and cinnamon for that matter) is “Hanoten Re’ah Tov Baperot” […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 217:1) rules that if one walks into a perfumery one should recite the blessing “Bore […] Read More