Blessings · Orach Chaim 196

Birkat HaMazon — Further Laws

9 questions · 28 opinions

May one recite a blessing (before or after eating) on a forbidden item?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Forbidden Foods

If one ate a forbidden item b'shoggeg (unintentionally), may one recite birkat hamazon afterward?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Unintentional Consumption

May one recite a blessing on stolen grain that was ground, baked, and thereby acquired through shinui (change)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Kinyan b'Shinui

May one recite a blessing on forbidden food eaten under duress or in a life-threatening situation (sakkanat nefesh)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Duress and Danger

When three people eat together and one eats gentile bread (pat akum) while the others do not, may they combine for zimun?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Combining with One Who Eats …

When a Kohen eating challah (terumah) and an Israelite eating gentile bread (pat akum) dine together, may they combine for zimun?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Kohen and Israelite with Mut…

When three people are all under vows (nedarim) to one another prohibiting benefit from each other's food, may they combine for zimun?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Mudarim (Those Under Vows)

When one diner eats meat and another eats dairy (milk), may they combine for zimun?

2 opinions

Meat and Dairy Diners

Is a minimum of a kazayit (olive's volume) of bread required for a person to be counted toward a zimun?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Minimum Shiur for Combination