I am to my Beloved [Hashem] and my beloved [Hashem] is to me.(Shir Hashirim 6:3)
דרשו ד' בהמצאו קראהו בהיותו קרוב Seek out Hashem when he is nearby, call out to him when he is near.(YeShaya 55:6)
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A prince was once on a 100 day journey away from his father. His friends urged him to return to his father but he replied, "I cannot because I do not have the strength to return on such a long journey."
His father, the king, upon hearing of his response sent word to him saying, "If you cannot return all the way, come back as far as your strength will allow and I will go the rest of the way to meet you."
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1)When eating two foods at the same time, but each one is independent of the other, even if it is customary to eat together, they are each considered Chashuv on their own and two Brachos are required.
For example, one who sits down to a cup of tea or milk and a cookie, is equally interested in both the tea/milk and the cookie and therefore must recite a Mezonos on the cookie [first] and then a SheHakol on the tea or milk. (Mishna Berura Siman 212:5. See also Chayei Adam Klal 56:62, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 54:64. Also see Shu"t Az Nidberu Vol. 13 Siman 27 and Shu"t Yabia Omer Vol. 5 Siman 17)
If one dips a cookie (or a piece of cake, a biscuit etc.) into his/her coffee or milk to moisten it, the drink is considered a Tafel to the cookie, and only Mezonos is recited on the cookie. (We are not discussing now the Halachos of whether doing this will necessitate Netilas Yadayim due to dipping a food in a drink, Tibul B'Mashkeh) The same is true in a reverse case, if one is drinking a sharp drink (whiskey etc.) and dips in a piece of bread, cake or a cracker, and eats it while it is saturated in the drink, the cake becomes a Tafel to the drink and only SheHakol is recited. (However, according to some Poskim, a little bit of the whiskey should be drunk first after reciting SheHakol and only then can the rest be dipped in the bread/cracker and not require additional Brachos) (See Mishna Berura ibid. and Siman 168:65 and Mogen Avraham 212:3. See also Shulchan Aruch HaRav Siman 168:21 and 212:2-4 for some other conditions of this Halacha) Of course, if one's intention is to enjoy the cookie and the tea or the cake and the whiskey equally, two separate Brachos are required. (See Mishna Berura Siman 168:65 and Sha'ar Hatzion 168:67)
With this we conclude our foray into the Halachos of "Ikar and Tafel", B'Ezras Hashem Yisborach.
We obviously did not cover every minute detail of these complicated and often confusing Halachos, and if there are any other questions that you may have, please do not hesitate to email me at halachafortoday@yahoo.com and I will attempt to clarify.
QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER:
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.
Would a divorced man or woman that was getting remarried (to a NEW person) be required to make a new birchas "Shehechiyanu" on their 2nd marriage (in-spite of having already made this bracha at their 1st wedding), or perhaps a bracaha of "H'atov V'hamaytiv" or neither
(i.e. is there just a once in a lifetime "Shehechiyanu" requirement for this typically once in a lifetime event OR would it be perceived more along the lines of buying an additional suit/clothing etc.)
Answer:
Why do you assume that on a first marriage the bracha of shehechiyanu is recited?
In fact, according to virtually all Poskim, for various reasons, the Bracha of Shehechiyanu is not recited upon getting married.
At most, if a Shehechiyanu is recited on a new fruit, it can exempt the new marriage as well.
Therefore, on a second marriage it is surely not recited, but can be exempted with a new fruit or new garment if so desired.
(See Shu"t MaHarik 128:2 and Shu"t Chasam Sofer Orach Chaim Siman 55 and Kaf HaChaim Siman 223:25)
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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