Eating Before Prayer
Together with various other forbidden practices, the Torah admonishes, “Do not eat the blood” (Lev. 19:26). Literally, the verse reads, ‘Do not eat over the blood.’ What does it mean to ‘eat over blood’?
The Talmud offers several explanations, including the warning, ‘Do not eat before you have prayed over your blood [i.e., for the sake of your soul]’ (Berachot 10b). Why is it so important to refrain from eating before reciting the morning prayers?
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