Birchot Hanehenin
What is אכילה גסה?
"Disgusting Eating" - it's when you are so full that you can't eat another bite and you end up eating more still.
What are you not allowed to do between making a bracha and eating?
Speak.
Can you eat while making a bracha?
No
What's the bracha on almost all fruit?
בורא פרי העץ
Why do you make a bracha on water?
Although it doesn't have a taste, it still quenches your thirst.
If someone eats not in the ordinary fashion, does he have to make a bracha?
No
holding the food in your hand
What is considered היסח הדעת - losing focus?
If you decide you don't want to eat anymore.
Why do we make brichot hanehenin?
What are two benefits of eating food?
1. taste
2. nutrition
In what case would you hold the food in your left hand?
If you are a lefty.
When does היסח הדעת apply?
When someone doesn't want to eat more but changes their mind.
Do you need to make a bracha on medicine with a good taste?
Yes, although the primary reason you are having it is to make you feel better, you also benefit from the good taste, so you do make a bracha.
If someone spoke from when they put the food in their mouth but before they swallowed, do they need to make a new bracha? Why or why not?
If you put food in your mouth and you realized you forgot to make a bracha, when would you not spit out the food?
If it would disgust the people who are around you
What is an example of ספק היסח הדעת?
When someone decides they aren't going to eat anymore but the typically go back on that decision.
Do you make a bracha on gum? Why or why not?
Yes. Although you don't eat it, the typical way it is consumed is by chewing it and it does have a good taste.
You don't like the way broccoli tastes but you eat it for its nutrition. Do you make a bracha? Why or why not?
Yes because you are still benefiting from the nutrition and you eat it in the regular way.
How do you make a bracha on water from a water fountain? Explain why.
You can make a bracha before pressing the button. Although the water isn't in front of you, you know for sure that the water will come out so the bracha still counts.
What should someone do לכתחילה when there is a ספק היסח הדעת?
They should make a bracha achrona, go for a short walk, and then come back and if they want to eat more, they make a new bracha.