MB2 120a: Can Bentching Exempt Al Hamichya or Al Hagefen (208:16-17)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has authored two seforim, Visiting the Sick: A halachic and medical guide - with down to earth advice, and Women in the Talmud (published by the OU) plus many medical articles and book chapters. A board certified infectious diseases physician, he is currently the Professor and Chair of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau, and has previously served as a hospital President / CEO, and as an Associate Dean at NY Medical College.

When can the bracha achrona of al hagefen exempt other beverages consumed during the meal? What grain products other than bread can be covered by benching?

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