[Avodah] meal size

Michael Makovi mikewinddale at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 04:38:03 PST 2008


Was: Arevim

>  To explain how he arrived at his conclusions, Rabbi Bodner states that a
> K'zayis means that the item is the size of an olive.  The Shulchan Aruch
> states that this shiur is a measurement of cubic volume, and explains that
> volume is measured by submerging an item in water and measuring the amount
> of water that it displaces.  =85an item having the cubic volume of .96 of a
> fluid ounce fills the requirement of a k'zayis for making a bracha achrona.
>In order to make a bracha achrona on a k'zayis, it must be
> consumed within Kdei Achilas Pras, which, according to Rabbi Bodner is
> l'chatchila is up to three minutes, and b'dieved, up to four minutes.
>

In terms of Rabbi Chaim Na'eh, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, and Chazon Ish,
where does this fit?

Mikha'el Makovi



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