Proper Conduct of a Meal
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Saying Divrei Torah at the meal
- There's an obligation to say Divrei Torah at every meal. [1]
- Some say that saying "Mayim Achronim Chovah" counts as divrei torah at the meal. [2]
- There's a minority opinion that one fulfills one's obligation by benching. [3]
Other laws of proper conduct of a meal
- It’s forbidden to take in one’s hand a piece of food the size of a KeBeitzah. [4] However, many are lenient to permit holding a large piece of bread if that’s the way it’s normally eaten such as pizza, pita, or a sandwich. [5]
References
- ↑ Pirkei Avot 3:3, Chaye Adam 45:4
- ↑ Ben Ish Chai (Shelach #7), Shulchan Aruch HaMekusar (pg 245 note 12)
- ↑ Rav Ovadyah MeBartenura on Avot 3:3 writes that one fulfills this obligation by saying Birkat HaMazon. Rivovot Efraim 1:134 argues and does not accept this as halacha. Anaf Etz Avot (Rav Ovadyah Yosef, 3:3, pg 176) defends the Bartenuro from the question of the Tosfot Yom Tov (who asked why would the mishna be dealing with Reshayim who don't say Birkat HaMazon). [However, Anaf Etz Avot isn't one of Rav Ovadyah's halachic works and this may be just what he would suggest in learning.]
- ↑ Derech Eretz Rabba 6:30, Tur and S”A 170:7, kitzur S”A 42:2, Mishneh Halachot 15:61
- ↑ Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 150), Or Letzion vol 2 chap 46:7, and Halacha Brurah 170 are lenient to permit holding in one’s hand bread the size of a KeBeitzah if that’s the normal way of eating it (for example pizza, sandwich, pita). See Alehu Lo Yibol pg 107.
