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Hilchot Brachot - פרק ט
Perek ט: The Brachot of Fragrance
Scent is a pleasure the soul enjoys without the body benefiting, and the Chachamim required a Bracha before enjoying…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ח
Perek ח: Getting the Bracha Right
This Perek tackles the finer points of food Brachot: the order of precedence when several Brachot could apply to wha…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ז
Perek ז: Setting the Table
From the etiquette of breaking bread to the order in which guests wash their hands before grace, this Perek captures the sm…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ו
Perek ו: Washing & Eating
This Perek details the ritual handwashing required before eating bread, the method, the obligation both before and after the…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ה
Perek ה: Benching Together, as a Group
When three or more people eat bread together, a formal invitation to bless, the Zimun, precedes Birkat HaMazon.…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ד
Perek ד: The Choreography of a Meal
From the wine served before the meal to the wine that follows it, this Perek walks through the practical sequencin…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ג
Perek ג: Bread, Grain, and Everything Between
Not all grain products are equal. This Perek works through the tricky cases, when something counts as br…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק ב
Perek ב: The Fine Print of Grace
When exactly does the biblical obligation to bless HaShem after eating kick in, and how much food triggers it? This P…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hilchot Brachot - פרק א
Perek א: A World That Isn't Free
Everything we eat and drink belongs to HaShem, so partaking without a blessing is like taking something consecrated. …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hilchot Tzitzit - פרק ג
Perek ג: Who Wears Them, and On What
This closing Perek addresses who is obligated in Tzitzit and who is exempt, including the discussion around women…
1 month, 2 weeks ago