ArchiveShowing posts from November, 2016
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Beracha on Fruit Hors D'oeuvre
Question: Is one supposed to say a beracha on a fruit hors d'oeuvre if they’ve washed for a bread meal? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 41b) writes that one must say a beracha before eating fruit that was brought in to a…
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Working Before Shacharis
Question: I have an early morning work shift. Is it better to daven shacharis alone before work or wait and daven later with a minyan ? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 14a) teaches that one must not attend to personal affairs be…
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Visiting Israel During November
Question: I will be visiting Eretz Yisrael during Cheshvan / November. Do I say vesen beracha or vesen tal umattar ? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 117:1) writes that in Eretz Yisrael we begin saying vesen tal umattar (praye…