56 Lessons
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions 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?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions 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”?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Weak Prohibition Vs. Beracha L’vatala
If someone makes a beracha on a milchig food and then realizes that he is fleishig, should he eat a little of it to avoid a beracha l’vatala?
Brachot on Food and on Smell Beracha on Vegetable Soup with Soup Nuts
What beracha/ot do I make on vegetable soup into which I put soup nuts?
Shehecheyanu & Hatov Vehametiv Brachos on Good Tidings
What brocha do we recite when it rains? Do we recite a brocha upon hearing of the birth of a new grandson?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Beracha on Hearing Aids
I am excited to be getting hearing aids, which will improve my quality of life greatly, so that it deserves a Shehecheyanu. Considering that my family will find it easier to speak to me, should I recite Hatov V’hameitiv?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Hagomel for One Who Became Bar Mitzva after Flight
Our family will be going to Israel for our son’s bar mitzva. We will arrive a few hours before he becomes halachically bar mitzva, and the next morning, he will get his aliya. Should he recite Hagomel after his aliya?
Brachot on Food and on Smell Bring On The Blessing
A Story of Commitment, Faith and Unexpected Reward will Inspire You to Bring Blessing into Your Own Life through the Power of Bentching.
Ekev How much must I Bensch?
I mistakenly recited al hamichyah, when I was required to bensch. Am I now required to bensch?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions When to Top the Bagel?
I said Hamotzi on a bagel, and after taking a bite, put on cream cheese and lox. A friend corrected me, claiming that Halacha requires that the first bite should be done when it is in its optimal form, so that after the beracha, one should cut open the bagel, put on the toppings, and then eat. Could that be?
Brachot on Food and on Smell “Baruch Hu U’varuch Shemo” in Zimun
It is unclear to me whether one is supposed to say “Baruch hu u’varuch shemo” at the end of zimun and if so, who is supposed to recite it. What is proper?
Tazria Believing is Seeing
May I be mekadeish levanah now, although I am indoors, and I am also obviously looking at the moon through a window? The brocha of borei me’orei ha’eish on an electric light - could one do this when a lightbulb must be encased in glass for it to burn? What do the above questions have to do with this week’s parsha?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions The Necessity to See the Moon Before Kiddush Levana
Last week clouds covered the moon after some of us began Kiddush Levana. Can the remainder rely on their “testimony” to join the beracha?
