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==HaMotzei== | ==HaMotzei== | ||
# There is no minimum requirement and one must make [[Hamotzei]] even if one is eating less than a [[Kezayit]] of bread. <ref>S”A 168:10, 210:1 </ref> The amount of bread necessary in order to make [[Netilat_Yadayim_for_a_meal|Netilat Yadayim]] and [[Birkat HaMazon]] are discussed in the articles specific to those topics. | # There is no minimum requirement and one must make [[Hamotzei]] even if one is eating less than a [[Kezayit]] of bread.<ref>S”A 168:10, 210:1 </ref> The amount of bread necessary in order to make [[Netilat_Yadayim_for_a_meal|Netilat Yadayim]] and [[Birkat HaMazon]] are discussed in the articles specific to those topics. | ||
# Bread of any size is [[HaMotzei]], even if it's crumbled into small pieces. <ref> Mishna Brurah 168:49 </ref> | # Bread of any size is [[HaMotzei]], even if it's crumbled into small pieces.<ref> Mishna Brurah 168:49 </ref> | ||
# There's three ways that bread can loose it's status of bread and become a food which requires [[Mezonot]]. The three ways include [[cooking]] bread, frying bread, and mixing it with a liquid, the details of which are delineated below.<ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 22, chapter 3) </ref> | # There's three ways that bread can loose it's status of bread and become a food which requires [[Mezonot]]. The three ways include [[cooking]] bread, frying bread, and mixing it with a liquid, the details of which are delineated below.<ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 22, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
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==Cooked Bread== | ==Cooked Bread== | ||
# Bagels are Hamotzei since they are made by boiling and then baking dough.<ref>Mieri Pesachim 3b s.v. Iysa, Shulchan Aruch 168:14, Pri Megadim (E"A 168:39), Kaf Hachaim 168:59, Vezot HaBracha p. 363</ref> | # Bagels are Hamotzei since they are made by boiling and then baking dough.<ref>Mieri Pesachim 3b s.v. Iysa, Shulchan Aruch 168:14, Pri Megadim (E"A 168:39), Kaf Hachaim 168:59, Vezot HaBracha p. 363</ref> | ||
# Bread that was crumbled to a size of less than a [[Kezayit]] and also cooked in a liquid (as opposed to baking) it takes on the bracha of [[Mezonot]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 168:10 </ref> | # Bread that was crumbled to a size of less than a [[Kezayit]] and also cooked in a liquid (as opposed to baking) it takes on the bracha of [[Mezonot]].<ref> Shulchan Aruch 168:10 </ref> | ||
# In order to be considered cooked the pieces of bread have to be in a hot pot (at least Yad Soldet Bo) on the fire or at least a pot that was removed from the fire (Kli Rishon), however, if it was heated in a Kli Sheni (a pot from which hot water was poured from a pot that was on the fire) the bread isn't considered cooked and the bracha is [[HaMotzei]]. <ref> Mishna Brurah 168:52, Vezot HaBracha (pg 22 note 3, chapter 3) </ref> | # In order to be considered cooked the pieces of bread have to be in a hot pot (at least Yad Soldet Bo) on the fire or at least a pot that was removed from the fire (Kli Rishon), however, if it was heated in a Kli Sheni (a pot from which hot water was poured from a pot that was on the fire) the bread isn't considered cooked and the bracha is [[HaMotzei]].<ref> Mishna Brurah 168:52, Vezot HaBracha (pg 22 note 3, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
# If hot water that was poured from a pot that was on the fire at one point, there's a doubt whether the bread is considered [[cooking]] and so in such a case one should make [[HaMotzei]] on real bread and eat it. <ref> Vezot (pg 23 note 3, chapter 3) </ref> | # If hot water that was poured from a pot that was on the fire at one point, there's a doubt whether the bread is considered [[cooking]] and so in such a case one should make [[HaMotzei]] on real bread and eat it.<ref> Vezot (pg 23 note 3, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
# According to Ashkenazim who hold that [[Matzah]] is [[HaMotzei]], if one dips Matzeh in a Kli Sheni (a cup of coffee which was poured from the water heater) the bracha is still [[HaMotzei]]. <ref> See Vezot HaBracha (pg 23 note 3, chapter 3) </ref> | # According to Ashkenazim who hold that [[Matzah]] is [[HaMotzei]], if one dips Matzeh in a Kli Sheni (a cup of coffee which was poured from the water heater) the bracha is still [[HaMotzei]].<ref> See Vezot HaBracha (pg 23 note 3, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
==Fried bread== | ==Fried bread== | ||
# There's a doubt regarding bread which was crumbled to pieces smaller than a [[Kezayit]] that was fried there's a doubt whether the bracha is [[Mezonot]] or is [[HaMotzei]]. <ref> Mishna Brurah 168:56, Vezot HaBracha (pg 23, chapter 3) </ref> According to Sephardim, the bracha is [[Mezonot]]. <ref> Yalkut Yosef (vol 3, pg 127) </ref> | # There's a doubt regarding bread which was crumbled to pieces smaller than a [[Kezayit]] that was fried there's a doubt whether the bracha is [[Mezonot]] or is [[HaMotzei]].<ref> Mishna Brurah 168:56, Vezot HaBracha (pg 23, chapter 3) </ref> According to Sephardim, the bracha is [[Mezonot]].<ref> Yalkut Yosef (vol 3, pg 127) </ref> | ||
# French Toast is usually [[HaMotzei]] because it remains in pieces larger than a [[Kezayit]], however, if the bread is broken into small pieces and then fried, there's a doubt about the bracha and one should eat it in a meal. <ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 23, chapter 3) </ref> | # French Toast is usually [[HaMotzei]] because it remains in pieces larger than a [[Kezayit]], however, if the bread is broken into small pieces and then fried, there's a doubt about the bracha and one should eat it in a meal.<ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 23, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
===Matzah Brei=== | ===Matzah Brei=== | ||
[[Image:Matzah brei.png|right|200px]] | [[Image:Matzah brei.png|right|200px]] | ||
# [[Matzah]] Brei, if the matzah is broken to pieces smaller than a [[Kezayit]] and then fried (with enough oil to give a taste to the Matzeh), there's a doubt about the bracha and so it should be eaten in a meal, however if it's deep fried the bracha is [[Mezonot]]. <ref> | # [[Matzah]] Brei, if the matzah is broken to pieces smaller than a [[Kezayit]] and then fried (with enough oil to give a taste to the Matzeh), there's a doubt about the bracha and so it should be eaten in a meal, however if it's deep fried the bracha is [[Mezonot]].<ref> | ||
* Many Ashkenazic poskim write that the [[matza]] which is crumbled and fried is the same as bread which is crumbled and fried and according to the Mishna Brurah 168:56 there is a dispute whether frying is like [[cooking]] and so the bracha is in doubt. Therefore, one should eat it in a meal. However, if the pieces are deep fried then certainly the bracha is [[mezonot]] (based on Rama 168:14). This is the opinion of Sh"t Rivevot Efraim 6:234, Vezot HaBracha (pg 23, chapter 3), Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 475, chapter 26), The laws of [[Brachos]] (Rabbi Binyamin Forst; chapter 8, pg 266 and pg 263 note 111), Rabbi Yisrael Belsky in [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehalacha.com%2Fattach%2FVolume3%2FIssue13.pdf Halachically Speaking (vol 3, Issue 13, note 57)], and [http://www.kashrut.org/forum/viewpost.asp?mid=3312&highlight=brei Rabbi Abadi]. | * Many Ashkenazic poskim write that the [[matza]] which is crumbled and fried is the same as bread which is crumbled and fried and according to the Mishna Brurah 168:56 there is a dispute whether frying is like [[cooking]] and so the bracha is in doubt. Therefore, one should eat it in a meal. However, if the pieces are deep fried then certainly the bracha is [[mezonot]] (based on Rama 168:14). This is the opinion of Sh"t Rivevot Efraim 6:234, Vezot HaBracha (pg 23, chapter 3), Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 475, chapter 26), The laws of [[Brachos]] (Rabbi Binyamin Forst; chapter 8, pg 266 and pg 263 note 111), Rabbi Yisrael Belsky in [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehalacha.com%2Fattach%2FVolume3%2FIssue13.pdf Halachically Speaking (vol 3, Issue 13, note 57)], and [http://www.kashrut.org/forum/viewpost.asp?mid=3312&highlight=brei Rabbi Abadi]. | ||
* There is a minority opinion of the Chazon Ish OC 26:9, Shoneh Halachot 168:32, and Teshuvot VeHanhagot 3:143(5) who hold that frying is certainly not considered like [[cooking]] and so the bracha is [[Hamotzei]]. | * There is a minority opinion of the Chazon Ish OC 26:9, Shoneh Halachot 168:32, and Teshuvot VeHanhagot 3:143(5) who hold that frying is certainly not considered like [[cooking]] and so the bracha is [[Hamotzei]]. | ||
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==Kneaded with a liquid== | ==Kneaded with a liquid== | ||
# If the bread is crumbled and stuck together using a liquid and now has no look of bread is considered [[Mezonot]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 168:10 </ref> | # If the bread is crumbled and stuck together using a liquid and now has no look of bread is considered [[Mezonot]].<ref> Shulchan Aruch 168:10 </ref> | ||
# Therefore, according to Ashkenazim who hold [[Matzah]] is [[HaMotzei]] all year, [[Matzah]] meal that was mixed with liquid is [[Mezonot]]. <ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 24, chapter 3) </ref> | # Therefore, according to Ashkenazim who hold [[Matzah]] is [[HaMotzei]] all year, [[Matzah]] meal that was mixed with liquid is [[Mezonot]].<ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 24, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
===Practical examples=== | ===Practical examples=== | ||
# Chocolate covered [[Matzah]] is [[HaMotzei]] according to Ashkenazim who hold that it's [[HaMotzei]] all year and according to Sephardim on [[Pesach]] then it's [[HaMotzei]]. <ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 24, chapter 3) </ref> | # Chocolate covered [[Matzah]] is [[HaMotzei]] according to Ashkenazim who hold that it's [[HaMotzei]] all year and according to Sephardim on [[Pesach]] then it's [[HaMotzei]].<ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 24, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
# [[Matzah]] balls is [[Mezonot]] because they are crumbled and then cooked. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 25, chapter 3) </ref> | # [[Matzah]] balls is [[Mezonot]] because they are crumbled and then cooked. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 25, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
# [[Challah]] Kugel which is made from pieces of [[challah]] and kneaded together (and the bread is unrecognizable) and then baked, if it was just kneaded with water, the bracha is [[HaMotzei]], if it was made with water and a little oil, sugar, honey, or fruit juice, then there's a doubt as to it's proper bracha and so it should be eaten in a meal, and lastly, if it was made with a lot of sugar, oil, honey, or fruit juice then the bracha is [[Mezonot]]. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 25, chapter 3), Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 474, chapter 26) </ref> | # [[Challah]] Kugel which is made from pieces of [[challah]] and kneaded together (and the bread is unrecognizable) and then baked, if it was just kneaded with water, the bracha is [[HaMotzei]], if it was made with water and a little oil, sugar, honey, or fruit juice, then there's a doubt as to it's proper bracha and so it should be eaten in a meal, and lastly, if it was made with a lot of sugar, oil, honey, or fruit juice then the bracha is [[Mezonot]]. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 25, chapter 3), Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 474, chapter 26) </ref> | ||
# [[Matzah]] meal cakes are [[Mezonot]] when the dough was made from majority of sweeteners as opposed to water (as is the usual case). <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 25, chapter 3) </ref> | # [[Matzah]] meal cakes are [[Mezonot]] when the dough was made from majority of sweeteners as opposed to water (as is the usual case). <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 25, chapter 3) </ref> | ||
==Respecting | ==Respecting Bread== | ||
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==Microwave or sun baked bread== | ==Microwave or sun baked bread== | ||
# If bread is baked in an oven or microwave the bracha is [[HaMotzei]], however, if it's cooked in the sun the bracha is [[Mezonot]], however others say that one should eat the bread cooked in a microwave in a meal and exempt it with another [[HaMotzei]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 168:16 writes that bread which was made for a Kutach dish and the bread was cooked in the sun has the bracha of [[Mezonot]]. Pitchei Teshuvot 168:22 explains that the bracha is [[mezonot]] because that's an unusual way of [[cooking]] it and the same is true of way bread cooked in the sun. Regarding bread cooked in a microwave the Pitchei Halacha (chapter 8 note 91) are in doubt as to whether the bracha should be [[mezonot]] or [[hamotzei]], while the Shevut Yitzchak (Dinei Microwave chapter 8) writes that he showed Rav Shlomo Zalman and Rav Elyashiv and they agreed that the bracha is [[HaMotzei]]. </ref> | # If bread is baked in an oven or microwave the bracha is [[HaMotzei]], however, if it's cooked in the sun the bracha is [[Mezonot]], however others say that one should eat the bread cooked in a microwave in a meal and exempt it with another [[HaMotzei]].<ref> Shulchan Aruch 168:16 writes that bread which was made for a Kutach dish and the bread was cooked in the sun has the bracha of [[Mezonot]]. Pitchei Teshuvot 168:22 explains that the bracha is [[mezonot]] because that's an unusual way of [[cooking]] it and the same is true of way bread cooked in the sun. Regarding bread cooked in a microwave the Pitchei Halacha (chapter 8 note 91) are in doubt as to whether the bracha should be [[mezonot]] or [[hamotzei]], while the Shevut Yitzchak (Dinei Microwave chapter 8) writes that he showed Rav Shlomo Zalman and Rav Elyashiv and they agreed that the bracha is [[HaMotzei]]. </ref> | ||
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