May one recite a blessing (before or after eating) on a forbidden item?
Synopsis
When someone eats a forbidden item — even one forbidden only by rabbinic law — the question arises whether they may recite a blessing before or after eating. The Mechaber rules both blessings are forbidden; the Ra'avad holds both are required.
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