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Q&A Update  March 15 2024 / 5 Adar Bet 5784 By Rabbi Daniel Travis Rabbi Daniel Travis is Rosh Kollel of Kollel Toras Chaim in Yerushalayim and the author of a number of seforim, including Shailos Uteshuvos Toras Chaim and Praying With Joy 1-5, practical daily guides to improving one's prayers, available from Feldheim Publishers.  For more information about his work or to set up a shiur during one of his visits, email dytravis613@gmail.com   Video Message from Rabbi Travis Exciting New Series To Help You Stop Suffering Stop Suffering #1 - Meet Yedidya Questions & Answers Based on divrei halachah heard from Rav Azriel Auerbach and Rav Shlomo Zafrani. The answers given here are the general rule, but each case is unique and must be referred to a posek. Rav Azriel Auerbach Rav Shlomo Zafrani For a private appointment with the rabbonim in Eretz Yisroel, or to send questions, email Rabbi Travis at dytravis613@gmail.com. Selected shailos will be printed in this column. The author expresses his gratitude to R' Naftali and Rivki Leshkowitz who sponsor the shaylos and teshuvos program of Kollel Toras Chaim and the weekly questions. For more information about Rabbi Travis's work or to set up a shiur during one of his visits, email dytravis613@gmail.com. Brocha When Eating 76 Hot Dogs in Ten Minutes? Question: I am a fundraiser and someone recently proposed the following fundraising idea. In camps in the United States, it is common to find eating competitions. In the course of these contests, the participants have to eat as much of one certain food as possible within ten minutes. In one such competition, one of the competitors actually consumed 76 hotdogs in their buns within ten minutes. There are two points I would like to clarify before implementing this idea. My first question is: For such an unusual way of eating, would a person make a brocha beforehand? I made a calculation that 76 hotdogs within ten minutes comes out to about one hotdog every eight seconds. It is hard to believe that the competitors enjoy this. My second and more important concern is that the posuk in Mishlei says that the ways of Torah are darchei noam, ways of pleasantness. It does not seem to be in line with the elevated ways of the Torah to stage such a competition. Even though this donor is willing to sponsor this event and donate a significant amount of money for every hotdog consumed, I am hesitant about agreeing to something that could be considered a chillul Hashem. Thank you. Reuven Rav Auerbach: Before I deal with whether you should agree to this offer, I will discuss the brocha on such a competition, as it is a complicated question. The Gemara (Sanhedrin 62b) says that if one eats cheilev, forbidden fat, even if he is misaseik, consume the fat inadvertently, the Torah still obligates him for his action, since he gets pleasure from the food. The Rambam (Maachalos Assuros 14:12) adds that someone who eats lesacheik, as part of a game, is also included in this obligation. From this Rambam, we see that if one eats as part of a contest, it is still considered to be an act of eating that one is liable for, since he is getting pleasure from the act. In regards to Hilchos Brachos, the Gemara (Brachos 35a) teaches us that anyone who gets pleasure from this world without first reciting a brocha is considered to have violated the transgression of me'ilah, misappropriation of hekdesh. This halacha applies even if one's primary focus in eating is not to get pleasure, but for some other reason. Based on this rule, even if one's intention in eating a specific food is to get better from a sickness, a brocha is still recited (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 204:8). Based on this, I believe that even if one is eating so fast, he is still considered to be getting pleasure from the hotdogs and still needs to recite a brocha before eating the hotdogs. As far as your second question, it seems clear to me that this is not appropriate Torah conduct and is coming from boredom. In addition, I believe that it is extremely unhealthy to eat so fast, and a Jew is supposed to do everything possible to stay healthy in order to serve Hashem properly. I would like to suggest an alternative competition - that each participant should learn as many Mishnayos as he can within ten minutes. Although one should generally learn Mishnayos slowly and carefully so that he understands them properly, nevertheless, in order to create an exciting atmosphere, you can have bochurim learn them quickly. This is a much healthier contest both for your body and your neshomah. I give you a brocha that Hashem should send you all the funds you require in a way that clearly shows His infinite mercy and benevolence. Rabbi Travis gives a daily shiur on Thanking Hashem for things that seem bad See it at: TorahAnytime.com Thank you for your support of these shiurim and other projects. Please encourage other people to listen to them and to sign up for the email so that we can help ensure that moshiach will come soon. Sign up for the Kollel Toras Chaim Q&A Update Donate to Kollel Toras Chaim If you would like to contribute towards publicizing and disseminating these shiurim, our donation information is below. 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