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==Strong winds==
==Strong winds==
#  For a strong wind as in a hurricane or tornado one should make the Bracha of Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. <Ref>S”A 227:1, Mishna Brurah 227:4 writes that any wind which is uncommon is sufficient for a Bracha. See also Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) who writes that it must be a very strong wind. </ref>
#  For a strong wind as in a hurricane or tornado one should make the Bracha of Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. <Ref>S”A 227:1, Mishna Brurah 227:4 writes that any wind which is uncommon is sufficient for a Bracha. See also Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) who writes that it must be a very strong wind. </ref>
==Lightning and Thunder==
# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to make any Bracha, only make Oseh Maaseh Beresheet and it will cover both, however, if there’s a break and one already began to say Oseh Maaseh Beresheet on the lightning, then one should later say SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref> Additionally, if one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should make a SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam and then if later one sees lightning one should make Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>
# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can make another Bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only makes one Bracha unless the storm continues to the next day. <Ref>S”A 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t make another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. So rules Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622). Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) in name of Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach add that one doesn’t make a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. </ref>
# The Bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within Toch Kedi Dibbur. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:12 </ref>
# One may make the Bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the bolt. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman, Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 </ref>
# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t make the Bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>


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Revision as of 21:24, 1 February 2011

All oceans

  1. The bracha for seeing any ocean is Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. [1]

Atlantic Ocean

  1. According to Ashkanazim, The bracha for seeing the Atlantic ocean is SheAssa Et HaYam HaGadol. According to Sephardim, this bracha is never made. [2]

Mediterranean Ocean

  1. It's preferable, when making the bracha on the Mediterrain to say Oseh Maaseh Beresheet and then add the words Sh'Asah Et HaYam HaGadol within 2-3 seconds. [3]

Comit or Earthquake

  1. For seeing a comet or experiencing an earthquake one should make the Bracha Oseh מעשה Beresheet. [4]
  2. If there was a break between one earthquake and the next, another Bracha is required. [5]

Strong winds

  1. For a strong wind as in a hurricane or tornado one should make the Bracha of Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. [6]

Lightning and Thunder

  1. For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to make any Bracha, only make Oseh Maaseh Beresheet and it will cover both, however, if there’s a break and one already began to say Oseh Maaseh Beresheet on the lightning, then one should later say SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder. [7] Additionally, if one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should make a SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam and then if later one sees lightning one should make Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. [8]
  2. If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can make another Bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only makes one Bracha unless the storm continues to the next day. [9]
  3. The Bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within Toch Kedi Dibbur. [10]
  4. One may make the Bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the bolt. [11]
  5. If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t make the Bracha. [12]


References

  1. ↑ S"A 228:1
  2. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 228:1 writes that for all oceans one makes the bracha of Oseh Maaseh Beresheet except for the Mediterrian which you make Oseh HaYam haGadol. However, Mishna Brurah 228:2 argues that really the bracha of Oseh HaYam HaGadol should only be made on the Atlantic ocean and all others (including the Mediterrian) only get the bracha of Oseh Maaseh Beresheet. [It's preferable, when making the bracha on the Mediterrain to say Oseh Maaseh Beresheet and then add the words Sh'Asah Et HaYam HaGadol within 2-3 seconds.(VeZot HaBracha pg 154)] For Ashkenazim, the halacha is in accordance with Mishna Brurah as most achronim hold like that opinion; so writes the VeZot HaBracha pg 154 in name of Rav Elyashiv. For Sephardim Yalkut Yosef (Siman 228) writes not to make the bracha of Oseh HaYam HaGadol on anything because of the dispute (I'm not sure if he would hold that a Oseh Maaseh Beresheet is still made for all oceans).
  3. ↑ VeZot HaBracha pg 154
  4. ↑ S”A 257:1 says that for seeing a comet or experiencing an earthquake one should make Oseh Maaseh Beresheet and if one wants one can make the Bracha SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam instead. Mishna Brurah 227:6 is clear that it’s either one Bracha or the other but not both. So rules Vezot HaBracha (pg 155, chapter 17). Artscroll Siddur just quotes the more primary Bracha quoted in S”A, Oseh מעשה Beresheet.
  5. ↑ Shaarei Teshuva 227:1, Vezot HaBracha (pg 157)
  6. ↑ S”A 227:1, Mishna Brurah 227:4 writes that any wind which is uncommon is sufficient for a Bracha. See also Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) who writes that it must be a very strong wind.
  7. ↑ Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv
  8. ↑ Mishna Brurah 227:5
  9. ↑ S”A 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t make another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. So rules Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622). Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) in name of Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach add that one doesn’t make a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed.
  10. ↑ Mishna Brurah 227:12
  11. ↑ Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman, Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21
  12. ↑ Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom.
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