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#Ideally, one should say Elokai Neshama in connection with Asher Yatzar or any other bracha that begins with the word baruch.<ref>Yalkut Yosef Hilchot Birkot Hashachar, Birkot Hatorah and Psukei Dizimra 5764 page 21; Ben Ish Hai, Vayeshev, Halacha 1; Kaf HaChaim 46:4, Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 6:3)</ref> | #Ideally, one should say Elokai Neshama in connection with Asher Yatzar or any other bracha that begins with the word baruch.<ref>Yalkut Yosef Hilchot Birkot Hashachar, Birkot Hatorah and Psukei Dizimra 5764 page 21; Ben Ish Hai, Vayeshev, Halacha 1; Kaf HaChaim 46:4, Magen Avot (Orach Chaim 6:3)</ref> | ||
#In the bracha of Elokai Neshama, one should pause after saying Elokai, My God, and then continue Nishama SheNatana Bi. If the first two words were read together, the translation would | #In the bracha of Elokai Neshama, one should pause after saying "Elokai," "My God," and then continue "Nishama SheNatana Bi." If the first two words were read together, the translation would be giving the incorrect impression that one's Neshama is God, which would be blasphemous.<ref>Mishna Brurah 46:3, Ben Ish Hai, Vayeshev, Halacha 2; Kaf HaChaim Orach Chaim 6:5, Yalkut Yosef Hilchot Birkot Hashachar, Birkot Hatorah and Psukei Dizimra 5764 page 1</ref></ref> | ||
===What Is the Nature of Elokai Neshama?=== | ===What Is the Nature of Elokai Neshama?=== | ||
<p class="indent">If one forgot to say Birchot HaShachar before [[davening]], can one say them afterwards? The Rama 52:1 writes that if a person came late and did not get a chance to say Birchot HaShachar before [[davening]], they should say them afterwards.<ref>One major exception is Birchot HaTorah, which according to many poskim, one fulfills with Ahava Rabba in the Ashkenazic minhag and Ahavat Olam in the Sephardic minhag. See Shulchan Aruch 47:8 for the full discussion.</ref> The Pri Chadash, however, argues that Elokai Neshama is an exception. He reasons that one already fulfilled one’s obligation of Elokai Neshama with the bracha of Mechayeh HaMeytim in [[Shmoneh Esrei]], since both of them praise Hashem for reviving the dead.<ref>In fact, he explains a vague Yerushalmi Brachot (Perek 4, Halacha 2) as stating that the conclusion of Elokai Neshama was Mechayeh HaMeytim. The Pri Megadim M”Z 52:1 writes that the Shulchan Aruch and Rama seem to disagree with the Pri Chadash.</ref></p> | <p class="indent">If one forgot to say Birchot HaShachar before [[davening]], can one say them afterwards? The Rama 52:1 writes that if a person came late and did not get a chance to say Birchot HaShachar before [[davening]], they should say them afterwards.<ref>One major exception is Birchot HaTorah, which according to many poskim, one fulfills with Ahava Rabba in the Ashkenazic minhag and Ahavat Olam in the Sephardic minhag. See Shulchan Aruch 47:8 for the full discussion.</ref> The Pri Chadash, however, argues that Elokai Neshama is an exception. He reasons that one already fulfilled one’s obligation of Elokai Neshama with the bracha of Mechayeh HaMeytim in [[Shmoneh Esrei]], since both of them praise Hashem for reviving the dead.<ref>In fact, he explains a vague Yerushalmi Brachot (Perek 4, Halacha 2) as stating that the conclusion of Elokai Neshama was Mechayeh HaMeytim. The Pri Megadim M”Z 52:1 writes that the Shulchan Aruch and Rama seem to disagree with the Pri Chadash.</ref></p> | ||
