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# This is only the case if one doesn’t have bread with him in the second place, however, if one has bread in the second place, one may eat it there (eat a piece even if it’s less than a Kezayit) and then make Birkat HaMazon there. (This doesn’t mean that one may leave one’s place initially but only in a after the fact situation.) <Ref>S”A 184:2 </ref> | # This is only the case if one doesn’t have bread with him in the second place, however, if one has bread in the second place, one may eat it there (eat a piece even if it’s less than a Kezayit) and then make Birkat HaMazon there. (This doesn’t mean that one may leave one’s place initially but only in a after the fact situation.) <Ref>S”A 184:2 </ref> | ||
# According to Ashkenazim, Al HaMichya should be said in the place where one ate and so if one left it would have the same law as Birkat HaMazon. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 184:12 quoting the Gra </ref> | # According to Ashkenazim, Al HaMichya should be said in the place where one ate and so if one left it would have the same law as Birkat HaMazon. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 184:12 quoting the Gra </ref> | ||
== | ==If one is in doubt if one said Birkat HaMazon== | ||
# If one ate and was full and now is unsure whether one said Birkat HaMazon, preferably one should have another Kezayit (upon which one should wash and say HaMotzei) and then say Birkat HaMazon, however, the strict law is that one should said Birkat HaMazon in cases of doubt. <Ref>S”A 184:4, Mishna Brurah 184:15 </ref> | # If one ate and was full and now is unsure whether one said Birkat HaMazon, preferably one should have another Kezayit (upon which one should wash and say HaMotzei) and then say Birkat HaMazon, however, the strict law is that one should said Birkat HaMazon in cases of doubt. <Ref>S”A 184:4, Mishna Brurah 184:15 </ref> | ||
# If one only ate a Kezayit and didn’t fill oneself up one shouldn’t say Birkat HaMazon in a case where there’s a doubt, however, it’s better to have another Kezayit (upon which one should wash and say HaMotzei) and obligate oneself to make Birkat Hamazon. <Ref>S”A 184:4, Mishna Brurah 184:15 </ref> | # If one only ate a Kezayit and didn’t fill oneself up one shouldn’t say Birkat HaMazon in a case where there’s a doubt, however, it’s better to have another Kezayit (upon which one should wash and say HaMotzei) and obligate oneself to make Birkat Hamazon. <Ref>S”A 184:4, Mishna Brurah 184:15 </ref> | ||
# If one | ==How long does one have to say Birkat HaMazon?== | ||
# However, if one | # If one forgot to make Birkat HaMazon right away, one may make the Bracha as long as one is full. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Brachot pg 300), Vezot HaBracha (chap 5, pg 49) quoting S"A 184:5 </ref> | ||
# However, if one just had a Kezayit and isn't full, one should try to make the Birkat HaMazon right away and if one didn't one may only make Birkat HaMazon up to 72 minutes after one ate. <ref> Yalkut Yosef (Brachot pg 300), Mishna Brurah 184:20 </ref> Some add that if one waited more than a half hour it's preferable to have another Kezayit of bread before making Birkat HaMazon. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (chap 5, pg 50) </ref> | |||
# If one has a very long meal and continues to have appetizers or drinks, one may make the Birkat HaMazon as long as the meal continues even 4 or 5 hours. <ref> Mishna Brurah 184:18, Vezot HaBracha (chap 5, pg 50), Yalkut Yosef (Brachot pg 301) </ref> One should have something to eat or drink every 72 minutes, however, if one didn't then one may still say Birkat HaMazon. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (chap 5, pg 51) quoting the Magan Avraham 184:9 </ref> | |||
==Minimum amount of bread== | ==Minimum amount of bread== | ||
# One only makes Birkat HaMazon if one ate a Kezayit of bread. <Ref>S”A 184:6 </ref> | # One only makes Birkat HaMazon if one ate a Kezayit of bread. <Ref>S”A 184:6 </ref> | ||
