R' Adam Sabzevari
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123. Berachot 40A | Speaking after a Beracha | Interruptions | Salts/Dip On Bread | Staying Hydrated
123. Berachot 40A | Speaking after a Beracha | Interruptions | Salts/Dip On Bread | Staying Hydrated
122. Berachot 39A-39B | Preference of Food to Bless on | Complete Foods or Pieces of Food?
In this shiur we work through the end of Berachot 39a into 39b, where the Gemara tackles a deceptively simple question: when both broken pieces of bread and whole loaves are on the table, which one do you recite Hamotzi over? We trace the machloket between Rav Huna, who holds that a blessing recited over the pieces covers the whole loaves too, and Rebbi Yochanan, who says it's preferable — l'chatchila — to make the bracha specifically on the whole loaf. From there we follow Rava's practical ruling: the bracha is said over the complete loaf first, and only afterward is it broken and cut for eating. We'll connect this halachic principle directly to a question many of us grew up asking but never fully understood: why do we use two whole loaves for lechem mishneh on Shabbat, and how exactly are we meant to hold them during Hamotzi? The answer sits right here in this sugya — the preference for shleimut, wholeness, over a broken pat, and what that means both technically and in terms of the deeper idea of hidur mitzvah. Topics covered: Petitin vs. sheleimin — pieces vs. whole loaves Rav Huna and Rebbi Yochanan's dispute Rava's ruling on the order of bracha and cutting Practical halacha: lechem mishneh on Shabbat
121. Berachot 38B-39A | Kezayit (Olive Size Measurement) | Blessing on Vegetable Soups/Beets/Turnips
121. Berachot 38B-39A | Kezayit (Olive Size Measurement) | Blessing on Vegetable Soups/Beets/Turnips
119. Berachot 38A | Blessing on Fruit Juices, Crushed Fruit/Veggies, Applesauce, Mashed Potatoes
119. Berachot 38A | Blessing on Fruit Juices, Crushed Fruit/Veggies, Applesauce, Mashed Potatoes
118. Berachot 37B-38A | Blessing on Crepes, Pancakes, Wraps | Laws of Challah
118. Berachot 37B-38A | Blessing on Crepes, Pancakes, Wraps | Laws of Challah
117. Berachot 37B | Blessing on Cooked Bread, French Toast, Croutons | Laws of Chavitza
117. Berachot 37B | Blessing on Cooked Bread, French Toast, Croutons | Laws of Chavitza
116. Berachot 37A-37B | Blessing on Rice | Birkat Hamazon, Mein Shalosh, and Boreh Nefashot
116. Berachot 37A-37B | Blessing on Rice | Birkat Hamazon, Mein Shalosh, and Boreh Nefashot
115. Berachot 36B-37A | Blessings on Peppercorn/Ginger, Grains/Baked Goods, SCHNITZEL/POPPERS, Rice
115. Berachot 36B-37A | Blessings on Peppercorn/Ginger, Grains/Baked Goods, SCHNITZEL/POPPERS, Rice
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