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I serve at the Hatzerim Air Force Base, which is a huge base surrounded by a fence. Is the entire base considered one domain? What is the practical implication regarding a change of location for berachot?

Answer

Whenever an area is surrounded by partitions, this is not considered a change of location, and one berachah suffices throughout the entire base. However, if one ate inside a particular building within the base and then went out under the open sky, this is considered a change of location with regard to berachot. But as long as one ate outside under the open sky and the area is enclosed, as is generally the case, one berachah suffices.

Sources and reasoning:

This is explained in the Mishnah Berurah (siman 178, se’if katan 25): if one moved within an area enclosed by partitions, even if he cannot see his original location, he need not recite another berachah, for the entire area is considered one place. Likewise, the Shulchan Aruch (ibid., סעיף 3) states that if one was in a garden and wishes to eat from the fruit of each tree, once he recited a berachah on one tree, he need not recite another berachah on the others, provided that at the time of the berachah he intended to eat from the others. The Mishnah Berurah (se’if katan 37) writes that even if he cannot see his original location because the trees intervene, this is unlike one who eats on the eastern side of a fig tree, etc., where he must recite another berachah; here, the case is one of an area enclosed by partitions. The leading Acharonim likewise wrote this.

This response was translated automatically from Hebrew and has not yet been reviewed by a person. Therefore, it may contain inaccuracies and should not be considered a definitive reference.

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