Riddle Of The Day. When Are You Mechuyav To Bench On A Glass Of Water

Parshas Hashavua

עקב

ואכלת ושבעת וברכת

BENTCHING ברכת המזון
FOR DRINKING WATER

All he did was drink one glass of plain water
& therefore he needs to Bentch ברכת המזון.?

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According to Harav Hagaon R. Chaim Kanievsky Zt"l,

If someone was thirsty at the end of his meal, and waited to drink water till after ברכת המזון, he must Bentch again ברכת המזון * (דאורייתא)

He must Bentch again
ברכת המזון

Based on the מרדכי who holds if you are thirsty at the end of the meal and Bentch then your Benching was only מדרבנן.

Therefore, Reb Chaim holds, after you Bentched if you drink a glass of water you are now מחויב מן התורה to Bentch (again).

The first Bentching doesn't count since it was only a דרבנן Bentching.

Mori V'Rabi Harav Hagaon
Reb Shlomo Miller Shlita

argues on Reb Chaim

and holds there is no need to repeat the ברכת המזון after drinking the water.

*see Rema O.Ch. 197:4

Parshas Eikev Answers appreciated

Parshas Hashavua

עקב - ט"ו באב

הכל בידי שמים חוץ מיראת שמים

רש"י י' י"ב

The Rambam argues on the Gemoro.

How can he do so?

The Rambam (איגרות הרמב"ם) argues on the Chazal of

ארבעים יום קודם יצירת הולד

בת קול יוצאת ואומרת בת פלוני לפלוני*

The Rambam's argument is that this cannot be true, because getting married is a Mitzvah and one of the fundamental principles we believe in is בחירה.

If it is predestined to get married

then he has no בחירה

in performing the Mitzvah.

How can the Rambam argue on Chazal

just because he has a Kushya on them?

סוטה ב' ע"א*

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The Chasam Sofer Reason For The Yom Tov Of Tu Baav

The Chasam Sofer's Reason For The Yom Tov Of Tu B'Av

כתיבה וחתימה טובה

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The Gemara's Explanation

The Gemoro (Moed Katan 9a) says on the Pasuk (Melochim 1:8:64):

וילכו לאהליהם שמחים וטובי לב

לאהליהם

They came home and their wives were Tehoros.

וטובי לב

They all became pregnant with a Ben Zochor.

על כל הטובה

They were forgiven for eating on Yom Kippur.

The Timing Of Tu B'Av

The last person to reach his home in Nehar Peros was on the 7th of Cheshvan (Ta’anis 10a).

If you count from the 7th of Cheshvan, 271 days of pregnancy (Nidah 38a), they will have given birth on the

15th of Av

which was their sign of Kaparah.

The Chasam Sofer's Additional Reason For The Simcha

According to the Chasam Sofer, perhaps we can add an additional Simcha on Tu B'av.

They all had boys

and realized that in a few years from then there won't be any more a Shidduch crisis.

* גימטריה חמשה עשר באב

** (Drashos 1:P43)