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# One only makes a Shehakol before drinking water if one drinks water to quench one's thirst or assist digestion. <ref> S"A 204:7 writes only if one drinks water for one's thirst does one make a bracha. The source is found in Gemara Brachot 44 and Rambam (Brachot 8:1). Buir Halacha 204:& D"H HaShoteh writes that drinking water in order to assist digestion is equivlant to dirnking for thirst. </ref> | # One only makes a Shehakol before drinking water if one drinks water to quench one's thirst or assist digestion. <ref> S"A 204:7 writes only if one drinks water for one's thirst does one make a bracha. The source is found in Gemara Brachot 44 and Rambam (Brachot 8:1). Buir Halacha 204:& D"H HaShoteh writes that drinking water in order to assist digestion is equivlant to dirnking for thirst. </ref> | ||
# However if one drinks water for any other reason such as | # However if one drinks water for any other reason such as | ||
* to swallow a pill or food <ref> Mishna Brurah 204:40 and Biur Halacha 204:7 D"h HaShoteh </ref> | :* to swallow a pill or food <ref> Mishna Brurah 204:40 and Biur Halacha 204:7 D"h HaShoteh </ref> | ||
* for medical purposes <ref> Sdei Chemed vol 5 pg 260 (quoted by The laws of Brachot by Rabbi Binyamin Forst pg 135) </ref> | * for medical purposes <ref> Sdei Chemed vol 5 pg 260 (quoted by The laws of Brachot by Rabbi Binyamin Forst pg 135) </ref> | ||
* to clear one's throat <ref> S"A 204:7 and Mishna Brurah 204:40 </ref> | * to clear one's throat <ref> S"A 204:7 and Mishna Brurah 204:40 </ref> | ||
