Questions tagged [bentching]
Questions about the the blessings of thanks recited after eating bread products. Hebrew: Bircat Hamazon. Also known as Grace After Meals.
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Correct voweling of Birkat Hamazon
Most of my Hebrew knowledge comes from Biblical Hebrew, and when i read most Ashkenazi siddurim i'm usually on board with how they decide to vowelize things. However, being Sephardic, and wanting an ...
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Bar mitzvah boy joining a zimun on the night of his bar mitzvah, having started the meal during the day
(This question could probably be made better if someone answers What time does a bar mitzvah come into effect?, but for now i'll just use the earlier or later time, as applicable.)
Let's say a boy's ...
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Reason for "Oseh Shalom" in 3 places [duplicate]
The phrase starting with the words עושה שלום במרומיו ("He who makes peace in his high places") is said in 3 places and always at the end (or very near it):
Birkat Hamazon
Kaddish
Shmoneh Esreh
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Why is Birkat Hamazon said after eating just a small piece of bread?
Berachos 21a:
Whence is it that Grace after meals is ordained by the Torah? As it is
said, "And thou shalt eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord thy
God" (Deut. viii. 10).
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Blessing on Grace After Meals
Why is a birkat mitsvah not recited upon performing the mitsvah of the recitation of birkat hamazon?
This would perhaps be akin to the blessing upon Bitkat Kohanim as noted by @danno.
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Can a shiur Torah prolong the 72 minute wait to bentch?
After completing a meal a person has 72 minutes (according to some opinions) to bentch. Once this time has passed he lost his opportunity.
Say that during a meal the rav gives a shiur or you're in ...
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Eating after shir hamalos
Is one allowed to continue eating after saying shir hamalos? For example, someone didn't know that desert was being served, so after he says shir hamalos, wants to eat the desert. What steps would he ...
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Can non-bread combine with bread towards making one satisfied for bentching?
According to the halachic sources one may bentch once a kezayis of bread has been eaten within 3,4 or 9 minutes.
Source:
Time Limit (min) – How much time does one have to consume the kazayis
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"Praiseworthy is he who will clutch and dash your infants against the rock"?
I do not understand the last lines of psalm 137 ("By the rivers of Babylon"/"Al naharos bovel," the psalm recited before Birkat Ha-Mazon on weekdays. [It includes the famous lines &...
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Birkat haMazon (Grace after Meals) during Sukkot outside the sukkah
Since during Sukkot holiday one can have a meal with bread only in sukkah (i.e., only the sukkah space could be the one that will require you to say birkat hamazon, to be kovea seudah), if one ate in ...
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Saying ברכת המזון with על הנסים after praying ערבית following Purim
The סעודה I was partaking in on Purim day continued well into the evening of the next day (Shushan Purim here in the US). Teffilah with a minyan was only available immediately after צאת הכוכבים, so a ...
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On what days do we say shir hamalos before birkat hamazon?
Concerning saying shir hamalos before birkat hamazon, I have seen three different instructions in various bentchers:
On days when we say musaf
One days we do not say tachanun
When we are celebrating
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The principle of makom as it pertains to bentching
Gemara brachos records the dispute regarding one who forgets to make birkat hamazon. One shittah says you should return to the location he ate before making the bracha. How specifically does this ...
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What should i do with food stuck in my mouth after bentching?
It happens to everyone sometimes. You'll be eating a sandwich (for example), bentch, and then find some food stuck in your mouth.
What should be done with this food?
Is it permissible to swallow it? ...
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Historic, variant wording for birkat hamazon for women?
The Mishna Berura (halachot birchat hamazon, siman 187) mentions a variant wording of the birkat hamazon that is said by women. Precisely what is this wording and when was it used and when was it ...
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Does Birkas Hamazon eliminate the need for bracha acharona on foods eaten before?
Someone ate something which, in and of itself, requires a bracha achrona (e.g. Al Hamichya or Borei Nefashos) and carelessly moved on to eating bread before reciting said bracha achrona. Should one ...
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Do I need to wash and bentch on oatmeal?
I was reading in Artscroll's The Laws of Brachos that if someone eats an amount of mezonos equal to the amount of bread he would have eaten during a meal then he needs to wash and bentch. For some ...
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Tapping on the table for "שולחן זה שאכלנו עליו"
I always assumed that tapping the table as you say "ועל שולחן זה שאכלנו עליו" in bentching was something you do in Junior High School. But I have now seen several full-grown (at least chronologically)...
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What is considered 'ready to bentch'?
I've learned that once you decide to bentch, it is forbidden to continue to eat, but permissible to take a drink.
What is considered deciding to bentch?
What would be the rule in each of the ...
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Is bentching with a minyan considered a davar shebikdusha?
Closely related (particular example of): What is the meaning of Davar Shebakedusha?
The Aruch Hashulchan notes that the wedding blessings require ten men, but are not a 'davar shebikdusha' (E.H. 62:...
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Rising when saying Elokeinu in a zimmun [duplicate]
I have seen many people, among them talmidei chachamim, rise out of their seat when saying God's name (Elokeinu) during a zimmun of 10 people.
Is there a source for this behavior?
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Skipping "Elokeinu" in zimmun
At seudah shlishis at shul, this week, the person leading the bentching (grace after meals) neglected to say the word "Elokeinu" (our God), in the invitation to bentch ("zimmun"), as is required when ...
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How to bentch in a hotel room/vacation house?
In bentching, there's one הרחמן that changes depending on who is saying it and where. There are essential 4 versions: home, parents' home, guest, and public place.
What does a hotel room (or vacation ...
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Bentching in a different place than where you started eating
If you ate a meal by the table and finished it on the couch (in the same living room), can you bentch by the couch or must you go back to the table to bentch?
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Why a different list and different order in על הנסים and in הנרות הללו?
On Chanuka, we thank God in the amida (sh'mone esre) and grace after meals
ועל הנסים ועל הפרקן ועל הגבורות ועל התשועות ועל הנפלאות ועל הנחמות ועל המלחמות שעשית לאבותינו בימים ההם בזמן הזה
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What to do if you made hamotze on something requiring mezonot?
If you accidentally made a hamotze on a food item only requiring mezonot, do you say al hamichya or birkat hamazon for the beracha acharona?
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If meal continued into the night what do I say in benching
started eating before (shekiya) night, Rosh Chodesh came with the night
started on Rosh Chodesh and the next day is not Rosh Chodesh
started on Shabos/yomtov and the next day is not Shabos/yomtov (if ...
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Why do we not mention Aseres Yemei Teshuvah while bentching?
During the Birchas Hamazon after eating bread, we do not make any mention of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. Yet, in the shemoneh esrei we do. Why do we not make mention of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah in the ...
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mincha during a meal
If you are in the middle of a meal you have not yet finished, and you realized that you are running late to mincha, would praying mincha before saying birkat hamazot be considered a hefsek?
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Source for saying Shir Hama'alos but not Al Naharos Bavel
I have noticed that most people say Shir Hamaalos before bentching at their Shabbos and Yom Tov seudos. However, I have noticed very few people say Al Naharos Bavel before bentching on a weekday. As ...
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What is the qualification for chamar m'dina ? [duplicate]
The Shulchan Aruch mentions in a few places that if wine is not available then one may
use chamar m'dina (a national drink), for bentching, kiddush, and havdala. chamar m'dina is also permitted if one ...
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How long do I have after a bread meal to bensch?
How long do I have after a bread meal to bensch (say grace)? Does it matter if I am distracted by other things?
For example, I eat at 1 pm, then I work for 5 hours, go to the store for half an hour, ...
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Can a woman lead bentching/birchat hamazon?
Can a woman lead birchat hamazon if there are men that partook in the meal? Can they lead it if the men leave?
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Mixing up the order of Retzei and Ya'aleh V'yavoh?
If someone is bentching on Shabbat-Rosh Chodesh, and accidentally skips Retzei, but says Ya'aleh V'yavoh, can they then say Retzei after Ya'aleh V'yavoh, but before Uvenei? Or must they continue and ...
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Mayim Achronim according to the Rama
The Rama in his Darkei Moshe writes that we pasken like Tosfos that today mayim achronim is not necessary.
However, The Mechaber 181:10 writes that there is an opinion who holds we don't do mayim ...
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Refusing Reshut at Benching
In a zimmun, the leader asks permission from the others (BiReshut...)
What is the procedure for refusing this permission? Must I outrank him in some way, or does anyone have the privilege of refusing ...
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How do you bench on a Friday rosh chodesh if you eat after kabbolas shabbos before nightfall
Do we say yaaleh v'yovo or r'tsai or both if one eats today which is Friday rosh chodesh after being mekabel shabbos but before nightfall. Does it make a difference if you finish before or after ...
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Which benchers have the harachaman for the state of Israel?
Which benchers include the line: "harachaman hu yivareich et medinat yisrael, reishit tzmichat geulateinu"?
Which include a harachaman for chayalei Tzahal or for peace between bnei Sarah and bnei ...
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ORDER OF krias shma, benshing and the omer
In summer when one davens early on Friday night and one finishes the meal at night, what is the correct order of saying these three things. Krias shma, Benshing and Omer.
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How much of benching should be said aloud in a zimmun?
When a zimmun (rabbotai nevarech, etc.) is done, I have heard that the first three paragraphs should be said aloud by the leader.
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Omitting the second half of bentching
I need some help finding sources for great people who left out the second half of bentching (i.e. everything from the harachamans and on, after the four blessings). Most people seem to have the custom ...
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What is rationale behind banging on table during bentching?
There is one family that I occasionally eat with that has a minhag of banging on the table during Birkat ha-Mazon. I was wondering what reasons lay behind this custom.
I do not know if this is ...
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Conservative Jews saying "amen" instead of saying Harachamans
I've noticed that among Conservative Jews, it seems to be a common practice that one person recites the harachamans after Birkat Hamazon and others are silent and only respond "amen". Now, after one ...
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Why recite the fourth Berachah of Bentching in a case of doubt?
If someone is in doubt whether or not to Bentch, we take the strict approach and require the person to Bentch, as it is a Biblical requirement (see here), unlike most Berachoth, for which the rule is ...
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Why don't we say Al Hanisim on other days?
We insert Al Hanisim on Purim and Channukah and that's fine -- each holiday is marked by a miracle. But why is its use limited to those days? Why don't we add it in to bentching and davening on Pesach ...
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Why is the beracha acharona for bread the longest?
On grains, wine and fruits we say a short paragraph, Al Hamichya.
On Shechakol we say Borey Nefashot.
But for bread we say a whole prayer, 5 minutes worth--even though meals lacking bread can be ...
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Where does the tune for birkat hamazon come from?
It's hard to describe who's tune this is and I can only refer to it as the 'commonly used' or 'popular' tune for birkat hamazon. It seems like it is compiled of many unrelated tunes. At times there ...
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Sofek in Bircas HaTorah -- why not say all of the brachas?
The M"B brings in the beginning of Siman 47 from the Shagas Aryeh (Siman 24-25) that if one is in sofek (doubt) if they said Bircas HaTorah then they should go back and say the bracha however only the ...
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Question on Mordechai -- Chiyuv m'drabbanan being motzei chiyuv m'doraisa
The Mordechai in Megillah Siman 798 has a case if a blind person can make kiddush for his family since (according to Rebbe Yehuda) a blind person is patur from mitzvas, then his obligation in making ...
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Shir Hama'alos in "Barech"?
Among the many hagada versions in use at the seder I attended this year, some of them included Shir Hama'alos before birkas hamazon in the "Barech" section and others did not. Is there any reason to ...
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