Brachot

General Rules of Brachot General Concepts Mitzvot need Kavana Shomea KeOneh Safek Brachot LeHaKel Making one hundred Brachot daily Shiur of K'zayis (Kazayis) Interruptions to a Bracha(Hefsek) Location Change (Shinui Makom) Food that comes during a meal Order of Brochos Making the Bracha properly Before the Beracha Making the Beracha Shem UMalchut (crucial components of the bracha) Talking between the Beracha and eating Other interruptions between the Beracha and eating Bracha Rishona Bracha Achrona Respecting foods Amen

Brachot on Food Al HaMichya Birkat HaMazon Breakfast Cereals Soups Ikar and Tofel (combination of ingredients) HaMotzei Bread Cooked or fried bread (matza meal cake, matza brei) Mezonot Wheat and grain products (noodle, cake, pastry) Rice and rice products (rice, rice cake, rice crispies) Pas Haba Bikisnin (cookies, cakes, crackers) Making a meal on Mezonot HaEtz and HaAdama Fruits and Vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables (jelly, jam, peanut butter) Corn and potato products (corn chip, mashed potato) Raw or roasted grain (granola, puffed wheat) Shehakol Shehakol (drinks, candies)

Brachot on Mitzvot Brachot HaTorah Birchot Kriyat Shema Bracha of Sukkah Kiddish Havdalah Birkat HaGomel

Brachot on Special Occasions Shechiyanu for fruit Shechiyanu for new items Brachot on a nice smell Brachot for a Brit Milah, Bar Mitzvah, and Wedding Brachot on Sights Oseh Maaseh Beresheet Bracha for seeing a rainbow Bracha for a miracle Bracha for an unusual creature Bracha for good or bad news Birchat Ilanot Bracha for Rain Birkat HaLevana Birkat HaHammah (bircas haChammah)