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===Minimum Amount of Bread to Be Obligated in Birkat HaMazon=== | ===Minimum Amount of Bread to Be Obligated in Birkat HaMazon=== | ||
#One is not obligated to recite Birkat HaMazon unless one eats a minimum of a [[Kezayit]] of bread.<ref> | #One is not obligated to recite Birkat HaMazon unless one eats a minimum of a [[Kezayit]] of bread.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 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 ounce 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 ounce 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. See the [[Kezayit]] age for more opinions about whether Sephardim follow weight or volume. </ref> For more specific halachot about [[Kezayit]], see the [[Halachot of Kezayit]]. | ||
===Who Is Obligated to Say Birkat HaMazon=== | ===Who Is Obligated to Say Birkat HaMazon=== | ||
