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One of the three categories of brachot is birchot hashevach (trans. blessings of praise; Hebrew ברכת השבח). The other categories of brachot are [[Birchot Hamitzvah]], brachot for performing mitzvot, and [[Birchot Hanehenin]], brachot for pleasures such as food.<ref>Rambam Brachot 1:4</ref> | One of the three categories of brachot is birchot hashevach (trans. blessings of praise; Hebrew ברכת השבח). The other categories of brachot are [[Birchot Hamitzvah]], brachot for performing mitzvot, and [[Birchot Hanehenin]], brachot for pleasures such as food.<ref>Rambam Brachot 1:4</ref> | ||
==General Rules of Brachot of Praise== | ==General Rules of Brachot of Praise== | ||
# Brachot of praise that are associated with seeing or listening to some occurrence must be recited after seeing or listening to that event but it must be within a [[toch kedi dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of that experience.<ref>Ramban Pesachim 7b s.v. vha, Ran Pesachim 4a s.v. vhay cited by Bet Yosef 46:2 | # Brachot of praise that are associated with seeing or listening to some occurrence must be recited after seeing or listening to that event but it must be within a [[toch kedi dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of that experience.<ref>Ramban Pesachim 7b s.v. vha, Ritva Pesachim 7b s.v. vha dke'amar, and Ran Pesachim 4a s.v. vhay based on Yerushalmi Brachot 9:2. The Ran is cited by Bet Yosef 46:2.</ref> According to most rishonim this isn't the case of [[birchot hashachar]] which are praise for the phenomenon of the world and can be said much after they occur.<ref>Ramban Pesachim 7b s.v. vha, Ran Pesachim 4a s.v. vhay cited by Bet Yosef 46:2 based on Yerushalmi Brachot 9:2</reF> | ||
==Specific Birchot Hashevach== | ==Specific Birchot Hashevach== | ||
* [[Asher Yatzer]] | * [[Asher Yatzer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:43, 29 July 2021
One of the three categories of brachot is birchot hashevach (trans. blessings of praise; Hebrew ברכת השבח). The other categories of brachot are Birchot Hamitzvah, brachot for performing mitzvot, and Birchot Hanehenin, brachot for pleasures such as food.[1]
General Rules of Brachot of Praise
- Brachot of praise that are associated with seeing or listening to some occurrence must be recited after seeing or listening to that event but it must be within a toch kedi dibbur (2-3 seconds) of that experience.[2] According to most rishonim this isn't the case of birchot hashachar which are praise for the phenomenon of the world and can be said much after they occur.[3]
Specific Birchot Hashevach
- Asher Yatzer
- Birchot HaShachar
- Birkat HaGomel
- Bracha for an Unusual Creature
- Bracha for Good or Bad News
- Bracha upon Seeing a Rainbow
- Bracha For Seeing Natural Wonders
Sources
- ↑ Rambam Brachot 1:4
- ↑ Ramban Pesachim 7b s.v. vha, Ritva Pesachim 7b s.v. vha dke'amar, and Ran Pesachim 4a s.v. vhay based on Yerushalmi Brachot 9:2. The Ran is cited by Bet Yosef 46:2.
- ↑ Ramban Pesachim 7b s.v. vha, Ran Pesachim 4a s.v. vhay cited by Bet Yosef 46:2 based on Yerushalmi Brachot 9:2
