After-Blessings (Bracha Achrona): Falling Asleep for more than 30 Minutes
If you fell asleep for more than 30 minutes in the middle of a meal:
Step 1: Wash your hands the Three-Times Method to remove the tum'a of your sleep.
Step 2a: To Continue Eating
To continue eating in this case, since the previous blessings and food are no longer relevant (due to hesech da'at), you may:
- Wash again and say ha'motzi again, and then say birkat ha'mazon, OR
- Eat other items with a fore-blessing and after-blessing (since your previous eating is finished).
Step 2b: If You Are Finished Eating
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Say birkat ha'mazon if you are:
- Finished eating, and
- Not hungry again, after having been satiated at the meal.
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Do not say birkat ha'mazon if you are
- Finished eating, and
- Hungry again (after having been satiated at the meal), as the original snack or meal is irrelevant to any after-blessing now.
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