Beachwood Kehilla Dvar Halacha

#988 - 7.7.24 08.07.2024 4:01 ↓

We discuss making a Bracha on medicinal foods or drinks with bad tastes meant to fill one up and/or quench one's thirst.

#987 - 7.4.24 (PM) 05.07.2024 3:41 ↓

We continue to discuss Brachot on items consumed for medicinal purposes.

#986 - 7.4.24 (AM) 04.07.2024 4:37 ↓

We discuss Brachot on items consumed for medicinal purposes.

#985 - 7.3.24 04.07.2024 4:24 ↓

We discuss foods and drinks consumed for health and healing reasons. Do they require a Bracha before and after?

#984 - 7.2.24 03.07.2024 4:11 ↓

We discuss water with additives and seltzer when one isn't drinking to quench his or her thirst.

#983 - 7.1.24 02.07.2024 6:26 ↓

We discuss additional situations where a drink of water does not require a Bracha before or after.

#982 - 6.30.24 (PM) 01.07.2024 8:03 ↓

We take a step back to determine what generates the obligation of a Bracha Rishona.

#981 - 6.30.24 (AM) 30.06.2024 4:18 ↓

We discuss instances when a drink of water requires a Bracha (Rishona and Acharona) and instances when it does not.

#980 - 6.27.24 27.06.2024 7:45 ↓

We discuss the Bracha made on wine made by pouring water over the grape skins, especially when other fruits are added to enhance the color and taste of the wine.

#979 - 6.26.24 27.06.2024 5:34 ↓

We discuss wine made by pouring water over grape seeds, called Temed.

#978 - 6.24.24 25.06.2024 5:10 ↓

We again discuss raisin wine and specifically discuss how it must be made in order to get a Bracha of HaGefen.

#977 - 6.23.24 (PM) 24.06.2024 4:35 ↓

We discuss the Bracha on reconstituted Grape Juice, or Grape Juice from concentrate.

#976 - 6.23.24 (AM) 23.06.2024 4:41 ↓

The Piskei Teshuvot notes that there are companies that already add a lot of water to wine before bottling. We also note that grape juice may be treated differently than wine.

#975 - 6.20.24 21.06.2024 3:15 ↓

We discuss raisin wine and how careful we must be when adding water.

#974 - 6.19.24 20.06.2024 6:39 ↓

We continue to discuss the potential Machloket between the Shulchan Aruch and the Rama and what that means for Ashkenazim and Sefardim.

#973 - 6.18.24 19.06.2024 4:45 ↓

The Mishna Berurah notes the confusing nature of the comments of the Rama. Are the Shulchan Aruch and the Rama arguing or discussing different things?

#972 - 6.17.24 18.06.2024 3:46 ↓

The Shulchan Aruch makes distinctions between our wine and the wine back in the day in regard to calculating ratios of water to wine in regard to determining the Bracha.

#971 - 6.16.24 16.06.2024 5:05 ↓

We discuss the proportion of water to dregs/wine to determine what the Bracha would be. We also discuss when the water is added to the mixture.

#970 - 6.10.24 11.06.2024 2:39 ↓

We discuss the Bracha on the dregs of wine that have not been soaked in water.

#969 - 6.9.24 (PM) 10.06.2024 6:13 ↓

We discuss how to determine the Bracha on wine which may have already begun to turn into vinegar.

#968 - 6.9.24 (AM) 09.06.2024 3:15 ↓

We discuss how we determine when something is still considered wine and at what point it is considered vinegar.

#967 - 6.4.24 04.06.2024 4:02 ↓

We discuss the Bracha on (wine) vinegar without water.

#966 - 6.3.24 04.06.2024 2:56 ↓

We discuss the Bracha on Anise consumed as a food as opposed to a spice. We also discuss (wine) vinegar mixed with water.

#965 - 6.2.24 (PM) 03.06.2024 2:35 ↓

We discuss the Bracha on Anise, Carraway, and Coriander

#964 - 6.2.24 (AM) 02.06.2024 4:18 ↓

We discuss the Bracha on water that had barley soaked in it and wild herbs and wild lettuce that grow on their own.