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==Can a Ger recite Shelo Asani Goy?== | ==Can a Ger recite Shelo Asani Goy?== | ||
<p style="text-indent: 2em">The Avudraham<ref>Cited by the Beit Yosef 46</ref> writes that a ger may not recite shelo asani goy since this bracha is thanking Hashem for how we were created. The | <p style="text-indent: 2em">The Avudraham<ref>Cited by the Beit Yosef 46:4</ref> writes that a ger may not recite shelo asani goy since this bracha is thanking Hashem for how we were created. The Shaarei Knesset HaGedola<ref>Cited by the Kaf Hachaim 46:36</ref> argued that a ger can recite shelo asani goy because the intent is to praise Hashem for not creating him to remain as a non-Jew.<ref>Magen Avraham 46:10 says that according to the Mekubalim a ger can recite Shelo Asani Goy because the beracha is recited on the way that one’s Neshama will be taken from the world. Piskei Teshuvot 46:11 says one has on whom to rely if one wants to recite Shelo Asani Goy.</ref></p> | ||
<p style="text-indent: 2em"> The Rama | <p style="text-indent: 2em">The Rama writes that the ger can recite a different beracha, sheasani ger.<ref>Darkei Moshe 46:3. He codifies this in his comments to S”A (Rama 46:4).</ref> On the other hand, the Bach<Ref>Bach 46 s.v. VeYesh Od</ref> claims that he can’t recite sheasani yehudi because he only became a Jew through his own decision to convert. The Taz 46:5 defends the Rama saying that since a ger is like a newborn baby (Yevamot 23a) he can recite Sheasani Ger, because it is as if he was created as a ger. The Magen Avraham adds that everyone agrees that a ger can recite Shelo Asani Aved and Shelo Asani Isha.<ref>He explains that since it was up to his decision whether to convert or not, he can thank Hashem for being created a free male, who has the potential to be chayav in mitvzot. Aruch Hashulchan 46:10, Yalkut Yosef 46:21, and Kaf Hachaim 46:36 concur that a ger should only recite Shelo Asani Aved and Shelo Asani Isha.</ref></p> | ||
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