Question:If I said a brocho and had a drink in one room and then went into a different room, am I still “covered” by the first brocho? Introduction: The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim Siman 288 Se’if 1) writes that if a person eats in one house and then goes to another house, or even if he just steps outside of his house, he is required to recite another brocho before continuing to eat. However, if he moved from corner to corner within the house, he is not required to recite another brocho before continuing to eat. The Remo (ibid) adds that if a person intended to [continue to] eat in a different location within the same house, it is not considered “shinui mokom” and consequently he does not need to recite another brocho before continuing to eat in the second location. The Mishna Berura (s.k. 12) explains that “in a different location within the same house” mentioned by the Remo can apply to moving between different rooms within a house, or moving from a house to an attic, provided that the two location are under one roof. Therefore, according to the Remo (ibid) and Mishna Berua (s.k. 11) if when reciting the brocho a person intends to continue to eat in a different room within the same house there is no requirement of having to still see the location where he first ate. Alternatively, if a person can still see the location where he first ate, he can move from room to room and continue to eat (without reciting a new brocho) even if he did not have intention (while reciting the brocho) to move from room to room. According to the Shulchan Aruch (ibid Se’if 1) the above applies to all types of food and drink. According to the Remo (ibid Se’if 2) the above only applies to foods that do not require a brocho acharona in the place where they were eaten, for example fruit or drinks. Regarding bread (which requires a brocho acharona in the place where it was eaten according to all opinions) even if one moved from house to house it is not considered a shinui mokom and one does not require a new brocho when continuing to eat. Summary: After reciting a brocho a person can move around within one room and continue to eat without having to recite another brocho. Within one room there is no requirement of having to have intention while saying the brocho that one intends to move around within the room. Discussion: As previously discussed, if a person recites a brocho on a drink (which does not require a brocho acharona in the place where one had the drink) in one room of the house and then moves to a different room of the house the default position is that a new brocho needs to be recited when continuing to drink (whether in the new location or in the old location), unless he either intended while reciting the brocho to continue to drink in a different room, or if he can still see the location where he began to eat. However, the Bi’ur Halocho (Siman 178 on Se’if 2) notes that this is a difficult halocho to keep and that it appears that many do not follow this ruling. Therefore, the Bi’ur Halocho explores the possibility of lenient views (i.e. who do not require a new brocho to be recited when moving from room to room) and quotes several Rishonim who maintain that moving from room to room is not considered a “shinui mokom” and consequently there is no requirement to recite a new brocho when moving from room to room. The conclusion of the Bi’ur Halocho is that l’chatchilo it is certainly correct to be choshesh for the opinions who maintain that moving from room to room is considered “shinui mokom” and therefore one should not move from room to room during eating (food items or drinks that do not require a brocho acharona in the same place) unless one intended while reciting the brocho to continue to eat in a different room, or unless one can still see the location where he began to eat. |
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