Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- The Meal - Washing, Eating and Benching
- Birkat Hamazon - Grace after the Meal
Question
Is a shortened version of the Grace After Meals Acceptable? If so, what berochos is it composed of? Also, under what circumstances is it acceptable?
Answer
One may make a shortened Grace after Meals in the instance when one is very ill or any other extreme situation.
The shortened grace is composed of all the Brachot in a shortened form and can be found in the Vezot Haberacha on page 144.
Rabbi Chaim Shreiber
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