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Ep. 953a. About Shiur 953: What Is the Halacha if One Had to Use the Bathroom Right Before ברכו (Borchu)?

2 mins; December 05, 2024

Ep. 953a. About Shiur 953: What Is the Halacha if One Had to Use the Bathroom Right Before ברכו (Borchu)?

2 mins; December 04, 2024

Ep. 953. What Is the Halacha if One Had to Use the Bathroom Right Before ברכו (Borchu)? Making אשר יצר (Asher Yatzar).

7 mins; December 03, 2024

Ep. 952. Is One Allowed to Split the Meal in Two if There Is a Good Reason?

7 mins; December 02, 2024

Ep. 951. Various Examples of When One Has a Food and Doesn't Know if They Need to Make a Bracha: When Taking Action to Make an Extra Bracha Is Sometimes Acceptable.

7 mins; December 01, 2024

Ep. 950. Pushing Off Eating Something Until After the Meal if One Is Not Interested in Eating It Now.

8 mins; November 30, 2024

Ep. 949a. Term "Bracha That Might Not Be Needed"

1 min; November 28, 2024

Ep. 949. Reaching One Hundred Brachot on Shabbos Through Making Extra Brachot (Part 2).

7 mins; November 27, 2024

Ep. 948. What Is the Halacha if One Wants to Reach One Hundred Brachot on Shabbos Through Making Extra Brachot That Might Not Be Needed?

7 mins; November 26, 2024

Ep. 947. When Is One Allowed to Make a So-called Bracha That Is Not Needed?

6 mins; November 25, 2024

Ep. 946. What Should One Do if They Hear a Bracha That Was Not Permitted According to Halacha?

8 mins; November 24, 2024

Ep. 945. How to Handle Different Types of Situations Involving a ברכה שאינה צריכה (A Bracha That Is Not Needed).

6 mins; November 23, 2024

Ep. 944. Understanding Different Examples of a ברכה שאינה צריכה (A Bracha That Is Not Needed).

7 mins; November 21, 2024

Ep. 943. More Very Important Information in Reference to Answering During Learning or Davening.

7 mins; November 20, 2024

Ep. 942a. About Shiur 942: Introduction to the Understanding of Making a Bracha That Is Not Needed.

3 mins; November 19, 2024

Ep. 942. Introduction to the Understanding of Making a Bracha That Is Not Needed.

7 mins; November 18, 2024

Ep. 941. More Important Halachot in Reference to When One Is Learning or Davening: When to Answer Amen.

8 mins; November 17, 2024

Ep. 940a. About Shiur 940: When Should One Interrupt Their Learning or Davening in Order to Answer אמן (Amen)?

2 mins; November 16, 2024

Ep. 940. When Should One Interrupt Their Learning or Davening in Order to Answer אמן (Amen)?

6 mins; November 14, 2024

Ep. 939. The Importance of Not Talking to a Person Who Is Making a Bracha.

6 mins; November 13, 2024

Ep. 938. More Halachot in Reference to Answering אמן (Amen) While Learning or Davening.

7 mins; November 12, 2024

Ep. 937. Answering אמן (Amen) While Davening or Learning.

6 mins; November 11, 2024

Ep. 936. How to Handle Answering Amen to Other Types of Brachot.

5 mins; November 10, 2024

Ep. 935. Teaching a Young Child to Say אמן (Amen). Answering אמן (Amen) to a Bracha Without the Name of Hashem.

6 mins; November 09, 2024

Ep. 934. Is One Allowed to Answer אמן (Amen) to a Child's Bracha Even Though They Might Not Be Clean?

7 mins; November 07, 2024

Ep. 933. If One Hears Someone Else Davening שמונה עשרה (Shemoneh Esrei) Louder Than Usual, Should They Answer אמן (Amen)?

8 mins; November 06, 2024

Ep. 932. Story of Rav Moshe זצ״ל. Various Important Points in Answering אמן (Amen). Davening Next to Someone Else Who Is Saying שמונה עשרה (Shemoneh Esrei) Louder Than Usual.

7 mins; November 05, 2024

Ep. 931. Answering Ninety Times אמן (Amen) Throughout the Day. Do I Have to Wait for Someone to Finish Their Bracha Before Leaving the Room? A Story from Rav Pam זצ״ל. Asking Someone Else to Answer אמן to Your Bracha.

8 mins; November 04, 2024

Ep. 930. One Must Be Careful Not to Answer אמן (Amen) to a Bracha if They Don't Know Which One They Are Answering to. If Someone Heard Only the End of a Bracha.

7 mins; November 03, 2024

Ep. 929. Is תוך כדי דיבור (Toch K'dei Dibbur) the Time to Say Two Words or Three? As Long as One Knows Which Bracha They Are Answering Amen to.

8 mins; November 02, 2024

Ep. 928. Does One Have to Know What Bracha They Are Answering אמן (Amen) to?

8 mins; October 31, 2024

Ep. 927. To Fulfill One's Obligation (לצאת ידי חובה) with Another's Bracha, One Must Hear It from Beginning to End.

8 mins; October 30, 2024

Ep. 926. What Is a אמן קטופה (Amen Ketufah)?

7 mins; October 29, 2024

Ep. 925. When Do We Answer אמן (Amen) When We Finish the Same Bracha with Somebody Else?

6 mins; October 28, 2024

Ep. 924. Understanding What Is a אמן יתומה (Amen Yetomah).

6 mins; October 27, 2024

Ep. 923. The Greatness and Extreme Importance of Saying אמן (Amen).

7 mins; October 26, 2024

Ep. 922. How Much Time Does One Have to Respond with Amen After a Bracha?

8 mins; October 22, 2024

Ep. 921a. About Shiur 921: How to Handle Answering אמן (Amen) to a Bracha Made by a Young Child.

1 min; October 21, 2024

Ep. 921. How to Handle Answering אמן (Amen) to a Bracha Made by a Young Child.

8 mins; October 20, 2024

Ep. 920. Various Examples of Brachot That Are Not Allowed to Be Made

9 mins; October 19, 2024

Ep. 919. Various Times When One Is Not Supposed to Say אמן (Amen).

7 mins; October 15, 2024

Ep. 918a. About Shiur 918: Working with Children in Conjunction with Making Brachot.

38 secs; October 14, 2024

Ep. 918. Working with Children in Conjunction with Making Brachot.

6 mins; October 13, 2024

Ep. 917. Teaching Young Children How to Make Brachot and Say אמן (Amen).

6 mins; October 12, 2024

Ep. 916. Continuing on the Halachot of אמן (Amen).

7 mins; October 10, 2024

Ep. 915. Important Information in Conjunction with Borei Nefashot and Other Mistakes.

9 mins; October 09, 2024

Ep. 914. Mixing Up a Bracha of מעין שלוש (Me'ein Shalosh) and a Borei Nefashot.

7 mins; October 08, 2024

Ep. 913. How to Handle Mix-ups in Conjunction with Bentching.

7 mins; October 07, 2024

Ep. 912. Someone Who Bentched by Mistake on Wine or Dates. Mixing Up Borei Nefashot and Bentching.

7 mins; October 06, 2024

Ep. 911. Introduction to the Various Types of Mistakes with After Brachot.

7 mins; October 05, 2024

Ep. 910. Various Mistakes in Brachot Where the Bracha Might Still Be Acceptable Bedi'avad (After the Fact).

7 mins; October 01, 2024

Ep. 909. Various Mistakes in Brachot That Might Still Be Acceptable Bediavad (After the Fact).

7 mins; September 30, 2024

Ep. 908. Various Ways to Fix a Bracha, Even Though It Might Be Acceptable Bediavad (After the Fact).

6 mins; September 29, 2024

Ep. 907. What Should One Do if They Started to Make a Bracha and Then Realized They Had Already Made One Previously?

9 mins; September 28, 2024

Ep. 906. The Time One Has to Correct Their Bracha Starts Right After Finishing the Last Word.

6 mins; September 26, 2024

Ep. 905. How to Resolve the Situation When One Forgets If They Have Bentched.

6 mins; September 25, 2024

Ep. 904. The Concept of "Toch K'dei Dibbur" in Conjunction with Bentching.

8 mins; September 24, 2024

Ep. 903. Understanding the Concept of How to Fix a ברכה אחת מעין שלוש (Bracha Achat Me'ein Shalosh).

10 mins; September 23, 2024

Ep. 902. What Should One Do if They Don't Remember if They Made a ברכה אחת מעין שלוש (Bracha Achat Me'ein Shalosh)?

7 mins; September 22, 2024

Ep. 901. Understanding the Concept of "Toch K'dei Dibbur".

8 mins; September 21, 2024

Ep. 900. What Is the Halacha if One Made a Bracha on Wine or Grape Juice and Then Realized They Had Another Drink in Their Cup? Examples: Water or Soda.

8 mins; September 19, 2024

Ep. 899. If One Mixed Up the Brachot During the Course of Havdalah: The Besamim and the Ha'esh.

6 mins; September 18, 2024

Ep. 898. How Much Time Does One Have to Fix Their Bracha if They Made a Mistake? How Important Is It to Concentrate on the Bracha You Are Making?

6 mins; September 17, 2024

Ep. 897. What Is the Halacha if One Has the Wrong Intention While Making a Bracha? In General, We Follow the Ending of the Bracha.

6 mins; September 16, 2024

Ep. 896. What Is the Halacha if One Cannot Recall if They Made a Bracha or Not? A ספק ספקא (a Double Question) by Brachos.

7 mins; September 15, 2024

Ep. 895. If I Finish the Bracha Before My Friend (Same Bracha) Could I Answer Amen? Introduction to 'How Much of the Bracha Do I Have to Hear in Order to Say אמן (Amen)?'

6 mins; September 14, 2024

Ep. 894. When Is One Allowed to Answer 'Amen' to Someone Else's Bracha Even Though You Are Making the Same Bracha?

10 mins; September 12, 2024

Ep. 893. Answering אמן (Amen) to Your Own Bracha. Answering אמן to the Bracha You Hear from the Chazan When You Finish Your Own Bracha. Is Answering אמן to Someone Else's Bracha After You Make Your Own Bracha Before You Take a Bite or Sip?

6 mins; September 11, 2024

Ep. 892. Introduction to the Halachas of Answering אמן (Amen).

9 mins; September 10, 2024

Ep. 891a. About Shiur 891: Answering 'Amen' While in the Middle of Learning or Davening.

1 min; September 09, 2024

Ep. 891. Answering 'Amen' While in the Middle of Learning or Davening.

6 mins; September 08, 2024

Ep. 890. Do Women Have to Have Their Head Covered When Making a Bracha? A Few Halachas About Thunder and Lightning.

6 mins; September 07, 2024

Ep. 889. Having a Separation Between the Top and the Bottom When Making a Bracha.

6 mins; September 05, 2024

Ep. 888a. About Shiur 888: Covering One's Head When Making a Bracha.

45 secs; September 04, 2024

Ep. 888. Covering One's Head When Making a Bracha.

7 mins; September 03, 2024

Ep. 887a. About Shiur 887: Working with Various Different Types of Mistakes in 'After Brachos'.

2 mins; September 02, 2024

Ep. 887. Working with Various Different Types of Mistakes in 'After Brachos'.

7 mins; September 01, 2024

Ep. 886. Various Different Types of Mistakes and How to Fix Them in the After Bracha.

8 mins; August 31, 2024

Ep. 885. If One Is Not Sure if They Ate Enough Cake or Cookies to Make an Al HaMichya, What Should They Do? Could I Listen to My Friend's Bracha and Get Out of a ספק?

9 mins; August 29, 2024

Ep. 884. Why Should One Not Add Other Words into Their Bracha? After the Fact (בדיעבד) Is One Allowed to Insert a Phrase for an After Bracha? (Example: על הגפן into על המחיה).

7 mins; August 28, 2024

Ep. 883. If One Ate a Fruit and They Don't Know What the Correct After Bracha Is.

7 mins; August 27, 2024

Ep. 882. How to Fix a Situation Where One Is Not Sure if They Drank or Ate Enough Wine or Cake, or Possibly the Wine Was Some Other Drink.

9 mins; August 26, 2024

Ep. 881. What Is the Halacha if I Am Not Sure if I Drank Enough Wine or Grape Juice to Make an After Bracha, or if I Ate Enough Cake or Cookies to Make an After Bracha?

6 mins; August 25, 2024

Ep. 880. Interesting Cases Which Come Up in Reference to Drinking Wine or Grape Juice and Drinking Other Drinks. (Part 2)

10 mins; August 24, 2024

Ep. 879. Interesting Cases Which Come Up in Reference to Drinking Wine or Grape Juice and Drinking Other Drinks. (Part 1)

10 mins; August 22, 2024

Ep. 878. How Are Brachos Determined When One Drinks Wine or Grape Juice and Is Also Eating Grapes? What Should One Do if They Made the Wrong Bracha on Something?

8 mins; August 21, 2024

Ep. 877. What Is the Proper Procedure in Reference to Making an After Bracha When Eating Grapes Together with Other Fruits, e.g., Apples, Oranges? What After Bracha Is Made When Drinking Wine and Eating Other Fruits?

8 mins; August 20, 2024

Ep. 876. What Bracha Do We Make on Multigrain Squares? What Is the Correct Bracha to Make on Store-Bought Blueberries?

6 mins; August 19, 2024

Ep. 875a. About Al HaMichya.

1 min; August 18, 2024

Ep. 875a. About Al HaMichya.

1 min; August 18, 2024

Ep. 875. What Is the Halacha If One Ate Cake or Cookies, Drank Wine or Grape Juice, and Ate Grapes? How Should One Recite the After Bracha?

7 mins; August 17, 2024

Ep. 875. What Is the Halacha If One Ate Cake or Cookies, Drank Wine or Grape Juice, and Ate Grapes? How Should One Recite the After Bracha?

7 mins; August 17, 2024

Ep. 874. What Is the Halacha If One Made an Al Hamichya After Dark but They Ate the Food While It Was Daytime?

11 mins; August 15, 2024

Ep. 873. Understanding the Breakdown of the "After Bracha" on Wine or Grape Juice.

10 mins; August 14, 2024

Ep. 872. The Correct After Bracha to Make on Stuffed Chicken or Stuffed Meat.

7 mins; August 13, 2024

Ep. 871. The Correct Bracha to Make on Chicken with Stuffing or Meat with Stuffing.

8 mins; August 12, 2024

Ep. 870. When Making an Al HaMichya and a Boreh Nefashos, Which One Comes First? When Making an Asher Yatzar and an After Bracha, Which One Comes First? Could I Make an Al HaMichya Without a Boreh Nefashos?

10 mins; August 11, 2024

Ep. 869. Very Important Information in Reference to Eating Pies (e.g., Apple Pie or Cherry Pie, etc.).

7 mins; August 10, 2024

Ep. 869. Very Important Information in Reference to Eating Pies (e.g., Apple Pie or Cherry Pie, etc.).

7 mins; August 08, 2024

Ep. 868a. How Do We Work with the Phrases That One Is Supposed to Fill in at the End of the ברכה אחת מעין שלוש?

1 min; August 08, 2024

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