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Berakhot 37 Feb 09, 2020

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What blessing does one make on rice and a dish made with rice? What blessing does one make on chavitaza - a dish with flour and honey - does it depend on how much honey is in there? What blessing is said on bread crumbs that are cooked or fried - does it depend on the size of the crumb? The question is also asked regarding other foods that are made with flour and are somewhat breadlike but made differently than bread.

Berakhot 36 Feb 08, 2020

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Why does one make a blessing on oil? In what cimcumstances? The gemara brings various items that are part of trees but aren't the fruit of the tree and questions what blessing one should make on them? Is something that protects the fruit considered like the fruit itself? if so, is it true even if it's at the early stage of growth?

Berakhot 35 Feb 07, 2020

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What blessing does one make on fruits from trees, fruits from the ground (legumes)? What are the exceptions to the rule? There is a debate regarding the blessing on vegetables. How specific does the blessing need to be? What is the reason/source for making blessings on foods before we eat them? The gemara tries to derive it from a verse about fruit trees in the fourth year after they are planted, but is unsuccessful. In the end they say it is based on reason - one cannot benefit from anything in this world without making a blessing. There is a debate between Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai regarding whether one should work or spend all of one's time learning. Rabbi Yochanan compares the early generations with the later generations and mentions a few ways the earlier generations were better. Why is there a unique blessing for wine? The gemara suggests various suggestions until it finds the answer.

Berakhot 35 Feb 07, 2020

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Berakhot 35 Feb 07, 2020

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Berakhot 34 Feb 06, 2020

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The mishna mentions other words that if the chazan used them in prayer, he would be removed. What do we do when the chazan makes a mistake? A number of laws are mentioned regarding laws of a chazan. Can one answer to the blessing of the kohen? Can he bless the people if he is the only kohen? How should one respond when asked tobe a chazan? What does one do when one makes a msitake in his prayer? We learn from Moshe that short or long prayers are always accepted. When in shmone esreh does one bow? Is it a good thing to bow or not? Does it depend on who you are? Is it different for leaders? Why? One who makes a mistake in prayer, it's a bad sign. It was known that Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa would pray for people and would know based on his prayer whether or not the person would be healed.

Berakhot 33 Feb 05, 2020

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Can one stop in the middle of shmone esreh? And if yes, for what types of things? In which blessings of shmone esreh does one add praise of God for bringing rain, request for rain and havdala on Saturday night? Is the main havdala on a cup of wine or in prayer? How did this develop? Is the addition of havdala different on Yom Tov that falls on motzai Shabbat both in content and location in prayer? There are certain things that a prayer leader (chazan) would say that we would not allow - like saying modim (prayer thanking God) two times, thanking for the good and not the bad, and one who says that God's mercy is on the birds (relating to the commandment of sending away the mother bird before taking its young). Why?

Berakhot 32 Feb 04, 2020

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Chana, Eliahu and Moshe all spoke to God impertinently. Even though it was frowned upon, God answered their prayers. How did Moshe get up the courage to stand before God and ask for forgiveness for the nation? The gemara brings several different options. What is the meaning of the phrase used for Moshe's prayer "and Moshe beseeched (vayechal)." Six different explanations of the root of the word are brought. One should first praise God and then request – from where is this derived? What is more important – prayer or good deeds? Fasting or giving charity? Prayer or sacrifices? A priest who kills someone is not allowed to say the preistly blessing. Once there was no longer a temple, the doors to prayers being accepted were somewhat closed.Is it permissible to pray for an extended period of time. What is the risk? If one's prayers aren't answered, one should try again. The early pious people would sit an hour before and an hour after prayer. From where is this derived? If they spent also an hour praying, then most of the their day was spent in prayer – how did they learn well and work? For what is one allowed/not allowed to stop in the middle of prayer?

Berakhot 31 Feb 03, 2020

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The gemara brings situations where people were too happy at a wedding and the father of the groom (a rabbi) broke an expensive item to cause people to be sad. Tosafot say that this is the source for the custom to break a glass at a wedding. One must judge or learn before prayer as it will be distracting but one should learn a simple clear cut halacha like the chumra of women to wait seven clean days after seeing any blood or a leniency for tithes in order to feed one's animals without having to tithe the food or a law regarding misuse of consecrated property regarding blood of a sanctified animal. One should part with a friend with words of Torah. When Rabbi Akiva prayed with the community, he shortened his prayer so as not to inconvenience people and when he prayed alone, he bows many times. Many things are learned regarding prayer from Daniel, Shlomo and Chana. The gemara derives all sorts of laws about behavior and prayer from Chana. They also teach about sensitivity to barren women and how difficult their struggles are. According to one explanation, Chana thretened God that she would become suspecte dof being a Sotah in order to get the reward given to an excused woman who is innocent of bearing children.

Berakhot 30 Feb 02, 2020

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When do we say tefillat haderech - the wayfarer's prayer? What are the differences between the prayer havinenu and the short prayer one says in place of shmone esreh if one is in a place of danger. In what direction does one pray? One who is leaving early in the morning - what does one do regarding prayer and shema if it is before the time that one can say those prayers? Does one pray musaf if one in not part of a community? What are the different opinions? If one forgot to add yaale v'yavo - the prayer for Rosh Chodesh - does one have to repeat shmone esreh? On what does it depend? One needs to pray with the proper frame of mind. The early chassidim would meditate an hour before prayer for this reason. From where can we derive the importance of prayer with the proper frame of mind? What is the meaning of the phrase "be happy with trepidation"?

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