Chapter 53 – Benedictions over Soup, Fruit, and Vegetable Extracts

53.1) Say Shehakol (blessing for animal products: meat, chicken, fish, and eggs; water and all other drinks (except for wine) and soups; and miscellaneous foods like mushrooms, candy, etc.) over liquids extracted from fruits and vegetables. 53.2) Say Shehakol over cooked fruits that are usually eaten raw. 53.3) Say Shehakol over fruits soaked or cooked…

Chapter 52 – Benediction Bore Peri Haetz (blessing for the fruit of the tree), Bore Peri Haadamah (blessing for the fruit of the ground), and Shehakol (blessing for animal products: meat, chicken, fish, and eggs; water and all other drinks (except for wine) and soups; and miscellaneous foods like mushrooms, candy, etc.)

52.1) Benedictions are to be said over fruit that grows on trees, over fruit you will eat and over fruit on the ground. Reference the source to determine the appropriate benediction. 52.2) Say the benediction Shehakol (blessing for animal products: meat, chicken, fish, and eggs; water and all other drinks (except for wine) and soups;…

Chapter 50 – Saying Benedictions Said Before Enjoying Food and Drink

50.1) Say the appropriate benediction over food or drink regardless of the amount. 50.2) Make sure you say the appropriate benediction over the particular food or drink you are consuming. 50.3) Take the article in your right hand and hold it while saying the appropriate benediction. 50.4) If you drop food on the floor or…

Chapter 49 – Saying Benediction over Wine and Hatov Vehametiv

49.1) Say the benediction before drinking wine. 49.2) If a liquid tastes like wine, say the benediction. 49.3) If wine is mixed with water and the wine is only a sixth part of the liquid, it is considered water; no benediction is required. 49.4) If you say the benediction over wine, other beverages at the…

Chapter 48 – Benedictions over the Five Species of Grain

48.1) When you eat pastry, you do not need to wash your hands before eating or say the benediction Hamotzi  (blessing over bread) when the amount eaten is not in the quantity of a regular meal. 48.2) Pat habbaah bekisnin (bread filled with fruit, meat, cheese) and such that is prepared like a coffee cake….