[Avodah] Eating = Hefsek?

[Michael Kopinsky]

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:43 AM, Moshe Y. Gluck <mgluck at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is eating a hefsek? For example, I make a berachah on a piece of cake, and
> then start davening maariv. As I’m davening, I stop every so often and take
> another bite. (Forgetting the kavod hatefillah aspect – this is a
> hypothetical.) Is the eating a hefsek in my birchos krias Shema?
>
Related question - What about drinking? I've seen chazzanim on RH have a
cup of tea with them at the bima that they sip from every so often. I will
occasionally sip coffee throughout pesukei d'zimrah or birchos krias shma
so that I can be awake for Shmone Esrei.

KT,
Michael
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