The Maimonides Minute

Enjoy this classic shiur from two years ago - where we learn all of Hilchot Chanukah over the seven non-Shabbat days of Chanukah! This shiur is the first of the seven.

Welcome to the first episode of the Intimate Judaism Rambam Podcast - today, for our premiere episode, simulcasting with the Maimonides Minute Podcast.

What is the definition of marriage according to the Torah? Is intercourse outside of marriage forbidden according to Torah law?

What foods, when brought to the table in the middle of a meal, are covered by HoMotzi? What foods require their own initial beracha? Which even require their own beracha achrona?

If a group of people are drinking wine, and then a different type of wine is brought to the table, a new beracha is required - but not Borei Pri HaGafen. What is this beracha? Is it only said if the new wine is better than the first wine? Does it apply to a person drinking alone?

Does deciding that you're done eating constitute an interruption such that you must make a new beracha if you change your mind? What about saying, "Let's say Birkat HaMazon," "Let's make Kiddush," or "Let's make Havadalah"? How long can you sit at the table without eating before you need to make a new beracha?

We learned that if you leave the place you are eating an official meal, you must make a new beracha upon returning (unless there were people who never left the table). Does this same law apply if you change places within the same house?

If you leave the table in the middle of a meal, are you required to make a new beracha - and if so, must you say Birkat HaMazon first? What if you leave the table at a formal meal, but other people remain there?

If a person says Birkat HaMazon in a place other than where he ate, has he fulfilled his obligation? What about Me'ein Shalosh (aka Al HaMichyah)? What should he do if he isn't sure whether he said HaMotzi?

What is the text of the Me'ein Shalosh - the beracha said after eating mezonot? When is a person obligated to make a beracha after eating, and when is no beracha said afterwards? Does this rule apply to the beracha before eating, as well?

In today's shiur, we learn about the famous concept of Pat HaBa'ah B'Kisnin - a sort-of bread on which we make a Mezonot, unless we are "kovei'a seudah" on it, in which case we make Hamotzi. What is the definition of Pat HaBa'ah B'Kisnin? How do we determine if we are kovei'a seudah?