I am to my Beloved [Hashem] and my beloved [Hashem] is to me.(Shir Hashirim 6:3)
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1)A secondary food which is only eaten in order to make the main food more enjoyable, becomes a Tafel to the main food and no separate Bracha is required, even if they are not eaten together.
For example, one who is eating meat and along with the meat is eating some salad or cooked carrots or peas, the salad/carrots and peas are a Tafel to the meat and only Shehakol on the meat is recited. (See Mishna Berura Siman 205:4. See also Sefer V'Zos HaBracha Perek 11, quoting the Aruch HaShulchan 177:10)
Another example (which my Israeli readers will recognize more than their American counterparts) is the "pickle" eaten together with, or immediately after, a slice of "Yerushalmi Kugel", where the pickle is eaten to enhance the taste of the Kugel, in which case only a Bracha on the Kugel is recited and the pickle will be considered a Tafel and no Bracha on it is recited. (See Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 54: footnote 67)
Another common example is a slice of lemon that is added to a tea or to a glass of cola, where only Shehakol is recited and no Bracha is recited on the lemon, if eaten, as it is a Tafel to the drink. (Psak of Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal)
2) In all the aforementioned examples, if the secondary food is enjoyed as its own food, and the person eating it lends it prominence, it loses the Tafel status and a separate Bracha will be required.
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Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Todaywebsite.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
When it comes to melaveh malka, I've seen written that if it would be achila gasa then one can fulfill the obligation with mezonos or fruits.
What is the achila gasa line? And is eating mezonos or fruit a hetter or l'chatchila?
Answer:
Yes, if one cannot wash for Melava malka he/she should at least eat some Mezonos or fruit, and drink something hot. It is obviously, L'Chatchila, better to wash on bread if possible.
There are 2 kinds of Achila Gasa. One is when someone is so stuffed that if he eats another morsel of food he will be repulsed. This, in halacha, is not considered eating.(See Gemara Yoma 80b, that eating in such a manner on Yom Kippur isnt considered eating).
If, however, the person is full, yet if he eats something else he will still enjoy the taste, it is a lesser level of achila gasa, which should be avoided, but is still considered eating.
In the latter case, on Motzei Shabbos a fruit or small piece of cake should be eaten. (See also Gemara Nazir 23a and Tosefos Dibur Hmaschil Pesach and see Rashbam beginning of Pesachim 107b)
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות - one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (:מגילה כ"ח )
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