Brachot On Foods That Start With The Letters U - Z
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| Food | Bracha Rishona | Bracha Achrona |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Pudding | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹ |
| Veal | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos² |
| Veal Cutlets (Breaded) | See "Breaded Cutlets" | ³ |
| Vegetable Cutlet | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴ |
| Vegetable Juice | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁵ |
| Vegetable Salad | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁶ |
| Vegetable Soup | ||
| Without Significant Amount Of Meat | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁷ |
| With A Significant Amount Of Meat | ||
| Eaten Together With Soup | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁸ |
| If Vegetables And Meat Are Eaten Separately | ||
| On Vegetables | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁹ |
| On Meat | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot¹⁰ |
| Vegetarian Liver | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹¹ |
| Viennese Crunch | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹² |
| Vinegar (Undiluted) | No Bracha | ¹³ |
| Vinegar diluted (if one benefits) | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot¹⁴ |
| Vishniak | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁵ |
| Vitamins (Candy) | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁶ |
| Vitamins (Unflavored) | No Bracha | ¹⁷ |
| Vodka | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁸ |
| Wafer | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹⁹ |
| Waffle | Mezonot | Al Hamichya²⁰ |
| Walnut | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos²¹ |
| Water to prevent choking | No Bracha | ²² |
| Water (If One Is Thirsty) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos²³ |
| Watercress | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁴ |
| Watermelon | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁵ |
| Watermelon seeds | HaAdama | Boreh Nefashot²⁶ |
| Wheat (Raw, Fresh) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁷ |
| Wheat Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon²⁸ |
| Wheat Cakes | Mezonot | Al Hamichya²⁹ |
| Wheat Chex (Cereal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁰ |
| Wheat Germ (roasted) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos |
| If wheat is cooked | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³¹ |
| Wheat groats (Bulgar) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³² |
| Wheat sprout | HaAdama | Boreh Nefashot³³ |
| Wheaties (Cereal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁴ |
| Whipped Cream | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³⁵ |
| Whiskey (All) | Shehakol | No Bracha³⁶ |
| White Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon³⁷ |
| Whitefish | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³⁸ |
| Whole Wheat Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon³⁹ |
| Wild Pear | Shehakol | ⁴⁰ |
| Wine (Grape) | Hagofen | Al Hagefen⁴¹ |
| Wine (with majority water) | Sephardim: Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁴² |
| Wood Sorrel | Shehakol | ⁴³ |
| Yam | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴⁴ |
| Yogurt (Including Flavored) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁴⁵ |
| Zaatar with Sesame | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁴⁶ |
| Zucchini | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴⁷ |
| Zwieback | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁴⁸ |
References
¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹²: Halachos of K'Zayis (Rabbi Bodner, pg 51)
¹³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁴: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²⁶: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³¹: Sh"t Igrot Moshe 4:46 writes that if wheat germ is roasted it is HaAdama but if it is cooked it is Mezonot. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 273 and 384) rules accordingly.
³²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³³: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴⁰: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴³: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁶: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)