26 Lessons
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?
Ekev How much must I Bensch?
I mistakenly recited al hamichyah, when I was required to bensch. Am I now required to bensch?
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?
Ekev Is this Considered a Mixture?
Some details of the Halachos of Ikar and Tafeil
Some details of the Halachos of Ikar and Tafeil
Berachot - Blessings What if I goofed and said Tikanta Shabbos by Mistake?
Question: In the middle of davening Musaf on Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, I realized that I was reciting the Musaf for a regular Shabbos rather than the special Musaf for Shabbos Rosh Chodesh. What should I have done?
Women in Judaism Women, Kiddush and Bracha Acharonah
"I was told years ago that I should make kiddush before I eat Shabbos morning. Recently, someone told me that this was not necessary. What should I do?" "I recited the after bracha on the cake, but forgot to include al hagafen for the wine I drank. I didn’t know whether I was supposed to recite the bracha acharonah again, in order to say the al hagafen, or whether I should do nothing."
Tfilat Haderech & Benching HaGomel More on Birchas HaGomeil
"Was birchas hagomeil instituted only for the four specific dangers mentioned in Tehillim? If someone survived a different type of danger, such as an accident or armed robbery, does he recite birchas hagomeil?" "Did the Chashmonayim recite birchas hagomeil upon winning their war?"
Berachot - Blessings The Text of Birchas Hagomeil
What is the best Nusach for Birkat Hagomel, can someone else recite it and what about someone who travels daily?
Berachot - Blessings What warrants Birchas Hagomeil?
Our thanks to Hashem should match the intensity of our pleas. Birchas hagomeil gives us a concrete beracha to say to awaken our thanks for deliverance. After what flights or illnesses do we say this Beracha?
Berachot - Blessings The Basics of Birchas Hagomeil
“May I recite birchas hagomeil if I will not be able to get to shul for kri’as haTorah?” “Our minyan has exactly ten people today. May someone recite birchas hagomeil?”
Berachot - Blessings What does papaya have to do with the beginning of Elul?
What does papaya have to do with the beginning of Elul?
Berachot - Blessings What Bracha Do I Make Before Smelling the Shavuos Flowers?
My husband brought me beautiful roses for Shavuos. Should I make a bracha before smelling them? I have noticed that sometimes there is no noticeable fragrance.
Vayigash It’s About Time - The Bracha of Shehechiyanu
The laws of Birkat Shehechiyanu, which comes first Shehechiyanu or the blessing on the food? reciting the Shehechiyanu on house renovations and on similar fruits, reciting the Shehechiyanu on a Mitzva, the first time lighting candles.
Berachot - Blessings When Do We Not Make a Bracha on a Fragrance?
When do we not make a Brachaon a Fragrance?