Current sectionJewish WorldHow a snack turned into a spiritual minefield: Are oats bound with corn syrup in a shrink-wrapped bar at an industrial plant still God-given grain?Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeElon GiladSeptember 11, 2025Rabbi Yisroel Belsky sits with papers spread across his desk, diagrams of steaming vats and roller drums beside halakhic tomes. He is tracing the life of an oat from field to factory, and puzzling over a question that sounds almost absurd in its simplicity: What blessing should Jews say before eating a granola bar?Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jewish lawJewish foodCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovisionIran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz CartoonLeading GOP Critic of Israel Introduces 'AIPAC Act' Days Before $25m PrimaryIs This Apple TV Thriller Hasbara – or Criticism of Israeli Society?Poll: Likud Would Win Most Seats if Elections Held Today, as Opposition WeakensAt Jewish Dems Summit, Leaders Try Hold a pro-Israel, anti-Netanyahu LineRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'