Drinking Coffee on the Way to the Synagogue
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Question
A. I drink coffee on the way to the synagogue. Can I bless it at home, or is it considered a change of place when I go out to the street? B. And if it is not considered a change of place, do I need to bless again in the synagogue when I continue drinking there? C. And if this is also not considered a change of place, can I also drink water there (when usually the custom is to drink water after coffee)?
Answer
Hello,
A. If you started drinking while you were settled at home, going out is considered a change of place and requires you to bless again. However, if you started drinking while on your way out, it is considered that the drinking is 'on the way', and therefore going out does not require you to bless again.
B. In a case where going out does not require a blessing, arriving at the synagogue also does not require it.
Drinking water is not part of the drinking that was on the way, and therefore for it, there was already a change of place, and it requires a blessing of its own.