When many people are eating together, does each person recite HaTov VeHaMeitiv individually or does one person recite it for all?
Synopsis
During a meal, each person recites HaTov VeHaMeitiv individually due to concern that answering Amen while eating could be dangerous. During a drinking gathering without food, one person may recite it for all.
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When a second wine is brought during a meal, must one recite Borei Pri HaGafen again?
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Does HaTov VeHaMeitiv require the second wine to be objectively superior to the first?
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Does HaTov VeHaMeitiv require that new wine and old wine be treated differently (i.e., does a change from new to old or old to new matter)?
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Does drinking from a wine within thirty days of a prior drink of the same wine affect whether HaTov VeHaMeitiv is recited?
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If one switches from red wine to white wine that is of lower quality, is HaTov VeHaMeitiv recited?
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If both a good wine and a bad wine are present from the start of the meal, what is the correct procedure for blessings?
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Does HaTov VeHaMeitiv require another person to be present drinking the same wine?
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If wine from the same grape harvest was divided into two barrels, is HaTov VeHaMeitiv recited when switching between them?
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