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Tuesday, January 20
Halacha For Today: 
 
Tuesday
January 20th 2009
24 Teves 5769 
  
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1) It is best to "spread the wealth" and give Ma'aser to many poor people, rather than give it all to one individual.
 
However, if by spreading it out [too much] , none of the poor people will have enough to sustain themselves, it is indeed better to give to one [or 2] the amount they need to sustain themselves properly.  (Based on the words of the Rambam in Pirkei Avos 3:15 who discusses this idea at length, not only from a Halachic point of view. See also Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 257:9 and Shach and Taz ibid. See also Igros Moshe Yoreh Deah Vol. 1 Siman 144)
 
2) One's own wedding expenses should not be taken from Ma'aser. Likewise, any expenses that accrue in the pursuit of finding a spouse (dating, dowries etc.)should not be taken from Ma'aser (Shu"t Beis Din Shel Shlomo Yoreh Deah Siman 1)
 
Wedding expenses for  one's children, as well as expenses of buying your newlywed children a home, furniture, clothing may be taken from Ma'aser according to many Poskim, even if you have other money from where to pay these expenses. (Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal. However, see Shu"t Shevet Halevi Vol. 9 Siman 201 where he differentiates between a small dwelling and a larger one. See also Shu"t Tzitz Eliezer Vol. 9 Siman 1)
 

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QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER:
 
(Reader Submitted Questions of interest (on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topics) and my Answers taken from the Q & A page on the www.Halachafortoday.com website. For study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha. Questions can be sent to Halacha For Today)
 
 
Reader's Question:  
 
 

Thank you so much for sending the emails everyday! This is totally off topic but I was wondering if you wash and say Hamotzee does it cover your drinking as well?
 
Do you have to make a shehakol on a drink after hamotzee? (also if yes why, if no why?) and do you make a bracha on cakes, fruits, candy after hamotzee if youre eating it right after the meal before you bentch? I know for vegetables you dont...
 
 
My Answer: 
 

Yes, if you wash for Hamotzei it covers drinks as well (except for certain wine in certain situations, but I will not elaborate on that now). The reason is because it is part of your meal, and the making of HaMotzei exempts the entire meal, as all the food is "attached" to the bread.
 
The only exceptions would be things that aren't part of the meal, which brings us to your next question.
 
Dessert is technically not part of the meal, so it requires its own Bracha. The only exceptions to this is [certain]cake, which is covered by the Hamotzei regardless of it being not part of the actual meal (And even for cake, there are certain Poskim that require a Bracha. We will not get into that discussion now though).
 
 Also Ices (and according to Rav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal , ice cream as well) is considered a "drink" and not food and does not require a new Bracha, as drinks are always considered part of the meal. Nuts, fruit, popcorn, potato chips and candy do require a new Bracha.
 
Vegetables arent usually served for dessert, so they are part of the meal and as such usually  do not need a new Bracha.
 
Keep in mind that even though a Bracha is necessary,a Bracha Achrona is not necessary as the Birchas HaMazon will exempt all that  you ate.


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