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<p>From today's OU Halacha Yomis</p>
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<strong>Q: Do you ever recite <em>Birkas Hamazon</em> on crackers?</strong></td>
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<p>A: The <em>Gemara</em> (<em>Brachos</em> 42) states that if one eats an entire meal of an item that is considered “<em>pas haba’ah b’kisnin</em>” (see earlier
<em>Halacha Yomis</em> for explanation of that term), the <em>bracha</em> on that food (e.g. crackers) would be
<em>Hamotzi</em> and one would recite <em>Birkas Hamazon</em>. The <em>Magen Avraham</em> (O.C. 168:24) clarifies that one would say
<em>Hamotzi</em> in the following two instances: 1) If one ate <em>only</em> crackers, and consumed an amount that would suffice as a main meal (such as dinner) for an average person. 2) Alternatively, if one ate other foods (for example, herring along with
the crackers), and <em>together</em> these foods are a full meal, one would recite
<em>Birkas Hamazon</em>. Rav Moshe Feinstein (<em>Igros Moshe</em> O.C. 3:32) states that in the latter case, one must consume the amount of crackers equivalent to the normal amount of bread eaten at a meal. According to Rav Belsky, this would be equivalent
to two slices of bread.</p>
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