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
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
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
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
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