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==Background==
==Background==
* The Brachot 37a quotes the Briatta who says that the Bracha for raw grain is HaAdama.  
* The Brachot 37a quotes the Briatta who says that the Bracha for raw grain is HaAdama.  
* What is considered raw grain? Tosfot (37a D”H HaKoses) writes that if it was cooked or roasted as a whole grain it is considered raw and the Bracha is HaAdama. Rabbenu Yonah (Brachot 25b D”H Chavitz), Rosh (Brachot 6:9), and Rambam (Brachot 3:2) agree regarding grain which was cooked whole. The idea of Tosfot is codified by the Tur and S”A 208:4.  
* What is considered raw grain? Tosfot (37a s.v. HaKoses) writes that if it was cooked or roasted as a whole grain it is considered raw and the Bracha is HaAdama. Rabbenu Yonah (Brachot 25b s.v. Chavitz), Rosh (Brachot 6:9), and Rambam (Brachot 3:2) agree regarding grain which was cooked whole. The idea of Tosfot is codified by the Tur and S”A 208:4.  
* When is it considered [[Mezonot]]? (1) Tosfot (37a D”H HaKoses) writes if it the grain was crushed well in the process of cooking it would be [[Mezonot]]. (2) Rabbenu Yonah (Brachot 25b D”H Chavitz) writes that the Bracha is only [[Mezonot]] if it is crushed and stuck together. (3) Rambam (Brachot 3:4) writes that grain which was crushed and cooked is [[Mezonot]].
* When is it considered [[Mezonot]]? (1) Tosfot (37a s.v. HaKoses) writes if it the grain was crushed well in the process of cooking it would be [[Mezonot]]. (2) Rabbenu Yonah (Brachot 25b s.v. Chavitz) writes that the Bracha is only [[Mezonot]] if it is crushed and stuck together. (3) Rambam (Brachot 3:4) writes that grain which was crushed and cooked is [[Mezonot]].
* What’s the halacha? (1) The S”A 208:2 rules (like the Rambam) that grain which was crushed and cooked is [[Mezonot]]. Mishna Brurah 208:3 adds that even if the grain started out whole but was crushed in the cooking process the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. (2) The Mishna Brurah 208:15 writes that if one removed the shell and then cooked it, it is a halachic doubt. Shaar HaTziyun 208:9 writes that if the shell was removed and the grain stuck together the Bracha is [[Mezonot]].  
* What’s the halacha? (1) The S”A 208:2 rules (like the Rambam) that grain which was crushed and cooked is [[Mezonot]]. Mishna Brurah 208:3 adds that even if the grain started out whole but was crushed in the cooking process the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. (2) The Mishna Brurah 208:15 writes that if one removed the shell and then cooked it, it is a halachic doubt. Shaar HaTziyun 208:9 writes that if the shell was removed and the grain stuck together the Bracha is [[Mezonot]].  
==Bracha Rishona==
==Bracha Rishona==