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Should someone who was saved from an overdose say Hagomel?

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A recurring sinus infection. Hagomel every time?

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Hagomel for a sinus infection?

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One or two birkat hagomel on a round way trip. Part 2

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One or two birkat hagomel on a round way trip

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Traveling on a dangerous road

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How long does one have to say Hagomel?

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Hagomel for different reasons

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Hagomel 10+1 or 10 in total?

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A message for the anniversary of the Champlain condo collapse (June 24th 2021)

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Birkat Hagomel in the presence of 2 Talmidei Hachamim

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Birkat Hagomel at night

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Birkat Hagomel for women

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Birkat Hagomel for a family member who was sick?

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1 or 2 Hagomel for 2 trips?

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Why do we say Hagomel after flying?

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The beracha of hagomel

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The most flexible beracha

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Hallel on Yom Yerushalayim/Haatsmaut?

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When Hachamim tell us that a good smell isn’t a good smell

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Do we say Beracha on smelling Perfume?

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Pot pourrit in a bathroom

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If someone walks into a perfume shop several times

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Smelling Etrog during Sukkot

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If someone said Shehakol on a smell

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The real reason/s we celebrate Lag Baomer

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If someone smells lemon

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To smell a fruit

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To smell a flower on shabbat

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Atse vs. Isbe. What about cut grass smell?

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The different berachot for smell

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If one doesn’t know if the flower smells good

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Shehecheyanu on a new smell?

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Why don’t we say a beracha for a beautiful song?

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More reason to celebrate Yom Haatzmaut this year

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Half Pasuk with Shem Hashem?

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Should one say YKVK when studying Berachot?

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An unnecessary beracha

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Answering Amen to a child’s Beracha

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Answering baruch hu ubaruch shemo

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If someone hears Kaddish on zoom

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When do we say Amen to our own Berachot?

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The essential words of any Beracha

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Answering or not answering Amen

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Steak and fries. 1 or 2 berachot?

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The beracha on sushi, Mezonot or Shehakol?

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Yoghurt with granola, romaine salad with croutons?

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Ice cream with cone. Beracha?

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Primary and secondary. Is the secondary non existent?

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Pomegranate juice and orange juice

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Cucumber and olives, which goes first?

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Ikar and Tafel (primarily and secondary foods)

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Rice before olives or not?

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Should one cover olives and dates before kiddush?

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If one prefers the apple than the olive but will eat both?

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A slice of olive or a full apple. Which goes first?

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Tasting food

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Food between 18 and 27 grams

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Safek berachot in birkot hanehenim

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Wrong kavana in birkat hamazon

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Is one yotse with a wrong beracha said by someone else?

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Boreh Peri Hagefen on water?

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Al Hamihya must be said sitting down

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If someone ate one peanut

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If someone said Hagefen on grapes

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If someone said Haets on wine

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If someone eats grapes and drinks wine

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Potentially no beracha aharona on brownie?

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Kazayit cake and less than rebiit of wine

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Al Hamihya without Al Hakalkala

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Al hamihya and al hagefen for someone who only needs al hamihya

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If someone forgot to mention al hagefen in the al hamihya

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Why don’t we mention Al Hanissim in Al Hamihya

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The mention of special occasion in al hamihya

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If someone said Peroteha instead of Haperot

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When the wheat is from Israel

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Gluten free choices for Kiddush

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If someone said birkat hamazon on rice

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Cake and rice

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Less than rebiit of wine and more than rebiit of water

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Half Kazayit of wheat flour and Half Kazayit of lentil flour

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Half Kazayit of bread and Half Kazayit of cake

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Half Kazayit of wheat flour and Half Kazayit of lentil flour

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Half Kazayit of meat and half Kazayit of grapes?

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If someone said bore nefashot wrongly

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Cooked wheat

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Boreh Nefashot is not all inclusive

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Asher Yasar or Boreh Nefashot first?

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A shot of tequila

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No Beracha Aharona on ice cream

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Saying Amen after a Beracha you wouldn’t say

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When the coffee is not hot anymore

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If someone said Al Haetz on apples?

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Haadama instead of Hamotzi?

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Beracha Lebatala vs. non kosher item

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If they bring you the wrong coffee

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If your coffee spilled. New beracha?

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Holding the fruit in the right hand during beracha

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Covering the head when saying a Beracha

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What language can one use for prayers and berachot?