Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Korach; Mevorchim Chodesh Tamuz.Rosh Chodesh will be next Shabbos and Sunday.
22 Sivan 5771
June 24, 2011
Today's halachos are dedicated by daily reader, M.G., L'Ilui Nishmas Zev Wolf ben Yaakov Aryeh Leib A"H. Please have in mind when learning the halachos today that they be in his eternal merit.
1) When preparing a Blilah Racha, a loose mixture, if the order in which the liquid and the solid is added is reversed from the way it is normally done on a weekday, it is considered an acceptable Shinui. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 321:14)
Thus, for example, if the normal way to prepare [loose] baby cereal or oatmeal is to place the dry particles into a bowl and then add water or milk, on Shabbos the water or milk should be poured into the bowl first and the cereal or oatmeal be added to the water.
2) If one is not sure what the normal procedure is for any particular food, if the instructions on the packaging give a certain order, that order can be assumed to be the normal practice, and thus should be reversed. (See "The Shabbos Kitchen" by Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen Shlita, page 150 footnote 20 that HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Shlita concurs with this ruling)
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1) An item which does not have a normal way in which to add the ingredients, and it is normal to do it both either way, according to some Poskim it is still acceptable to add the solid first and then the liquid. (See Mishna Berura Siman 321:57 quoting the Elya Raba who is lenient with this)
However, other Poskim maintain that since there is no one accepted way to add the ingredients, it is impossible to reverse their order, as no matter how you add it it will be considered normal. (Taz Siman 321:11 and Chazon Ish Siman 58:5 Dibur Hamaschil U'Leda'as)
Thus, it is best to be stringent unless in cases of great necessity where the lenient view can be relied upon. (Chazon Ish Siman 58:6 Dibur Hamaschil V'Im. See also Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 4 Siman 74; Losh:3)
2) When one is relying on the Shinui of reversing the way the components are added to the mixture [and in cases where the solids are now being added first], it is important to be careful to add the liquid quickly in one gush.
The reason for this is that if the liquid is added too slowly, it may immediately begin combining with the solid and render it a Blila Avah, a thick mixture, before the rest of the liquid gets added, and can thus be a biblical transgression of Lisha according to some opinions as we learned. (See Chazon Ish Siman 58:8 Dibur Hamaschil Ha)
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What bracha if any was said on "Mann" in the midbar? Also if you could tell me the mekor that would be great.
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The Bracha recited was "Hamotzi Lechem Min Hashamayim". (See Gilyonei HaShas from Rav Yosef Engel Zatzal to Brachos 48b, quoting the Rama of Panu Zatzal).
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