Guidelines – Brachos for a Bread Meal

description of book Questions and Answers About the Laws of Brachos,  A Bread Meal We say one hundred of them each and every day. Do we know their laws well enough? Do we think about what we are saying? Brachos, or blessings, are a fundamental part of Jewish law and practice. Now, you, too, can finally understand the multitude of laws and customs that surround them, with this clear, concise halachot guide from the renowned Guidelines series. In Vol. 1, A Bread Meal, you’ll find hundreds of the most common questions & answers on the laws of washing for bread, berachos on bread, and birkat hamazon, all with the sparkling clarity that has made Guidelines a household name in books on Jewish law. Modern technology and the wide ranging varieties of foods have brought confusion to the subject of brachos, which in any case is extremely complex and deep.  This volume deals with all that is connected to a bread meal, taking the reader step by step from the washing of the hands until the end of bensching. The rulings in this book are based on the decisions of the Chofetz Chaim, zt’l, as found in his classic work Mishna Brura.