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
Category: Berachot
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
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 120:1), quoting the Gemara (Berachot 55), says that if one had a bad dream which caused one great distress one shouldgo before three people, preferably […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 123:1) says that one and one’s wife should recite the blessing of “Hatov Vehametiv” after the latter gives birth to a boy. Generally speaking, this blessing is recited in […] Read More