1) One who finds an item which was bought for a minor's use, but wasn't acquired for him to deem him the owner, such as a pacifier, a baby bottle, a child's clothing and similar items, if it has a Siman it must be announced, like any other lost item of an adult. (Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat Siman 262:3)
2) If the item does not have a Siman, if it seems that the item fell from the minor while he was close to his parents and they probably noticed that it was gone almost immediately after it fell, and before it was found (as is common for pacifiers, bottles, clothing etc.), then he may keep it, as we assume they had Yiush.
However, if the item is such that the parents would not necessarily notice right away that it went missing, and thus it was probably found before they had Yiush, it is considered "Yiush Shelo M'Da'as", and must be held onto until Eliyahu HaNavi arrives to identify the owner.
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Question:
What is the halacha for rice cakes. Is there one brocha most poskim agree it requires?
I try to make 3 brochos [on different items, in order to exempt the rice cakes] but it really is hard so I just quit eating it - now on diet I would like to resume.
Answer:
You are right, there are 3 possibilities.
According to many Poskim (including Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach zatzal) rice cakes are Ha'adama, as Mezonos is only recited on rice when it is cooked, and rice cakes are not cooked. Even according to these Poskim, if a Mezonos was recited on them, you are Yotzei.
Rav Shlomo Zalmen says that there is no reason to be machmir and recite brachos on other items, and a Borei Pri Ha'adama can be recited L'Chatchila.
There are Poskim, however, (including Maran HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Zatzal who leaned towards this Psak) that rule that it is Mezonos, as they maintain that heating element used to puff them is sufficient to consider them cooked.
Some Poskim say to recite SheHakol.
The prevalent minhag is to recite Ha'adama, but a Rav should be consulted for Halacha L'Ma'aseh. (See Shu"t Or L'Tzion Perek 14:21. See also Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 4 Siman 44 and 45)
All agree that the Bracha Achrona is Borei Nefashos.
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