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dipped with them a small bit of food in brine and ate with them only a single dry fig, he joins them. And to satisfy the obligation of the many, he does not satisfy their obligation until he eats an olive-bulk of grain. R' Ḥana bar Yehuda said in the name of Rava that the halakha is: If one ate a v
With regard to the origins of the 4 blessings of Grace after Meals, Rav Naḥman said: Moses instituted for Israel the first blessing of: Who feeds all, when the manna descended for them and they needed to thank God. Joshua instituted the blessing of the land when they entered Eretz Yisrael. David a
On the topic of the blessings of Grace after Meals, the Talmud adds that A baraita states that the order of Grace after Meals is as follows: The first blessing is the blessing of: Who feeds all; the second is the blessing of the land; the third is: Who builds Jerusalem; and the 4th is: Who is good a
The Talmud remarks: The opinion of the Rabbis is identical with the opinion of the first tanna. Both opinions hold that the mention of Shabbat is in the third blessing. The Talmud responds: The difference between the opinion of the Rabbis and the opinion of the first tanna is with regard to after t
A baraita states in a Tosefta: From where is it derived that Grace after Meals is from the Torah? As it is stated: “And you shall eat and be satisfied, and you shall bless YHWH, your God, for the good land that He has given you” (Deuteronomy 8:10). The Talmud explains: And you shall bless, that is t