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# One is not obligated to recite Birkat HaMazon unless one | # One is not obligated to recite Birkat HaMazon unless one eats a minimum of a [[Kezayit]] of bread. <Ref>S”A 168:9, 184:6, and 210:1 </ref> The amount of bread necessary in order to make [[HaMotzei]] and [[Netilat_Yadayim_for_a_meal|Netilat Yadayim]] are discussed in the articles specific to those topics. | ||
# How large is a kzayit of bread? According to Ashkenazim the [[Kezayit]] is slightly less than one ounze of volume. A good approximation is half the center piece of a 1 lb rye bread. <ref> Halachos of [[Brachos]] Addendum 1, pg 246 </ref> According to Sephardim the [[Kezayit]] is 27 grams in weight. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 158:4 </ref> For more specific halachot about [[Kezayit]], see the [[Halachot of Kezayit]]. | # How large is a kzayit of bread? According to Ashkenazim the [[Kezayit]] is slightly less than one ounze of volume. A good approximation is half the center piece of a 1 lb rye bread. <ref> Halachos of [[Brachos]] Addendum 1, pg 246 </ref> According to Sephardim the [[Kezayit]] is 27 grams in weight. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 158:4 </ref> For more specific halachot about [[Kezayit]], see the [[Halachot of Kezayit]]. | ||
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==Clearing the Table== | ==Clearing the Table== | ||
# One should leave some bread on the table why he says [[birkat hamazon]]. <ref> Contemporary Questions in Halacha and Hashkafa pg. 90, Shulchan Aruch 180:2 based on the Gemara in Sanhedrin 92a which says that if you don't leave bread on the table you will not see a sign of blessing. Mishna Brurah 180:2 writes that this is so we can have bread ready in case poor people come in hungry. </ref> If no bread remains one should place some other bread on the table. <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?ClipID=2588 Rabbi Eli Mansour] </ref> | # One should leave some bread on the table why he says [[birkat hamazon]]. <ref> Contemporary Questions in Halacha and Hashkafa pg. 90, Shulchan Aruch 180:2 based on the Gemara in Sanhedrin 92a which says that if you don't leave bread on the table you will not see a sign of blessing. Mishna Brurah 180:2 writes that this is so we can have bread ready in case poor people come in hungry. </ref> If no bread remains one should place some other bread on the table. <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?ClipID=2588 Rabbi Eli Mansour] </ref> | ||
# Some have the practice of removing the knife before birkat hamazon. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 180:5 | # Some have the practice of removing the knife before birkat hamazon. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 180:5. See [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?ClipDate=5/20/2009 Rabbi Mansour's article] for several different explanations of this custom. </ref> This applies on Shabbat and weekdays, and with plastic or metal knives. <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?ClipDate=5/20/2009 Rabbi Eli Mansour] </ref> This is not necessary for al hamichya of boreh nefashot after a snack. <ref> Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:136:2 </ref> | ||
# One shouldn't clear the table while saying Birkat Hamazon but after the fact if one did one does fulfill one's obligation.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 183:10</ref> | |||
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