One who wishes to be yotzei with someone’s bracha should answer Amen; he’s still yotzei if he doesn’t; he should not say ‘baruch hu uvaruch shmo.’ If he did, he’s still yotzei – according to most opinions. Read More »

1 who recites a bracha & speaks-even only 1 word (acc 2 M”B) b4 eating or mitzva, has effected a hefsek & must repeat bracha-even if his mind wasn’t distracted. Read More »

Since most veggies are grown normally, 1 should say haadama on them unless he knows that they were grown hydroponically, 4 then he would say shehakol. Read More »

Potato knish, franks in blankets, cheese danishes are ‘snack’ items & are all mezonos. Meat pie should be eaten in bread meal; if eaten by itself, make mezonos (unless a large amount was eaten). Read More »

Cholent-made with barley-only mezonos; if made from large pieces (not eaten together on one forkful), it’s not regarded as single entity & all need own bracha. Read More »

Bananas & strawberries are ikar & cream is tafel; fruit is tofel by commercially flavored yogurt; this is because the secondary food is enhancing other food. Quantity of each makes no difference. Read More »

If solid food was put in mouth w/o bracha-if it can be removed & still edible, do so & make bracha; otherwise, move 2 side of mouth & make bracha. Read More »

Peanut butter & techina are eaten 2 enhance crackers or other foods & are covered by other bracha. P”b eaten plain requires shehakol. Techina plain is a safek and should always be eaten with something else. Read More »

he after Bracha of Borei Nefashos (after eating  non bread/5 grains foods) may be recited while standing, according to some Poskim. Other Poskim only require sitting for Borei Nefashos if the food was eaten sitting down. Read More »

When reciting a Bracha, the mouth must be totally empty of food or anything else. (Mishna Berura Siman 172: 7)   Some women have the practice of holding their rings between their teeth after washing, while reciting the Bracha of Al Netilas Yadayim. This practice should be discontinued. Read More »

(Thick)pancakes with very little oil (enough 2 prevent scorching) r in the bread family & 1 must wash with hamotzi & bentch if he will be eating a shiur seudah. Read More »

Contemporary authorities are in doubt as to whether the taste of the oat flour in Kix & Trix is actually distinguishable. If it is, then the Bracha is Mezonos, Al Hamichya. If it’s not, then the correct Bracha is Shehakol, Borei Nefashos. Read More »

Thin pancakes (blintz shells) are mezonos even when eating a shiur seuda (no hamotzi).Pancakes deep-fried in oil also, for they are cooked, not baked. Read More »

HaRav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l and Rav Belsky shlit”a say pringles is ha’adamah (since we know its a potato chip) although its made from dehydrated potatos. Others say shehakol. LOR means: ask your local orthodox rabbi. Read More »

Pringles – shehakol Papaya – Ha’adama Licorice – shehakol Kneidlach – mezonos Pancakes, blintzas – always mezonos (even if its your meal) RAF and ask LOR Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Read More »

If one makes kiddush & eats many types of food b4 beginning the meal, it is connected to seudah & a bracha achrona is not necessary (bentching will exempt it). Read More »

If one ate macaroni salad b4 a meal, he must make al hamichya b4 washing for meal. If he ate (most) cake or cookies, he does not make al hamichya first. Read More »

Fruits and veggies which are NORMALLY eaten raw or cooked are subject to their regular bracha – such as apples – always haeitz & carrots – always haadamah. Read More »

Fruits or veggies which are normally eaten cooked or roasted & one eats it raw, or if normally it is eaten raw and one eats it cooked, the bracha is shehakol. Read More »

Bentching is similar to Shemone Esrei: 1-must be respectfully dressed;2-one shouldn’t speak (even some amein’s);3-dont pause unnecessarily. Bentch with kavanah. Read More »