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Lessons on Berachot - Blessings

articles on Berachot - Blessings

Mezonot Bagel

How can bagels possibly be considered mezonot?

Bracha on Desserts & Fruits

How does one differentiate between desserts that are considered a separate course and those that are eaten as part of the meal

Blessing on Sushi

what is the proper blessing to be made on Sushi?

Tabouli salad

What is the proper brocha to be made on Tabouli salad? This salad is made from cracked wheat grains soaked in water to make them soft and edible!

Ask the rabbi: are there different brachot for smelling?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | 20 Sivan 5784

Forgot Tal Umatar

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 8 Shvat 5784

Can One Fix an Unwarranted Beracha on Netilat Yadayim?

I came out of the bathroom and did netilat yadayim for that purpose, but accidentally I recited the beracha of netilat yadayim. I tried to salvage the situation by indeed eating bread as fast as I could. Did that help?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Av 23 5783

Which of The 7 Species Are Used in Measurement?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 23 5783

What Is The Significance Of The "Sheva Minim" - The 7 Species?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 5783

Dessert after Birkat Hamazon

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 5783

How Much Should the Mezamen Recite Aloud?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 5783

Mechayei Hameitim after Long Separation

I will soon see my son-in-law after a more than two year Corona-forced separation. We have been in frequent contact and have seen each other often on Zoom. Should I say the beracha, “… mechayei hameitim”?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Nissan 26 5782

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Why do we count Sefirat Haomer?

Rabbi Ro'i Margalit

Kosher soap for Pesach

Does soap need to have a Hechsher for Pesach?

Interesting Chol Hamoed Questions

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Is living in Jerusalem a mitzvah?

Is it a mitzvah or praiseworthy to live in Jerusalem relative to any other part of Israel?

Walking in Israel

What are the parameters of the idea that every 4 amot one walks in Eretz Yisrael is a mitzva? Is it only to new places? Does one have to walk on foot?

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