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==What's the nature of Elokai Neshama?==
==What's the nature of Elokai Neshama?==
<p class="indent">If one forgot to say Birkot HaShachar before [[davening]], can one say them afterwards? The Rama 52:1 writes that if a person came late and didn’t get a chance to say Birkot HaShachar before [[davening]], he should say them afterwards.<ref>One major exception is Birkot HaTorah, which according to many poskim, one fulfills with Ahava Rabba in the Ashkenazic minhag and Ahavat Olam in the Sephardic minhag. See S”A 47:8 for the full discussion.</ref> The Pri [[Chadash]], however, argues that Elokai Nishama is an exception. He reasons that one already fulfilled one’s obligation of Elokai Nishama with the bracha of Mechayeh HaMeytim in Shemona 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 Nishama was Mechayeh HaMeytim. The Pri Megadim M”Z 52:1 writes that the S”A and Rama seem to disagree with the Pri [[Chadash]].</ref></p>
<p class="indent">If one forgot to say Birkot HaShachar before [[davening]], can one say them afterwards? The Rama 52:1 writes that if a person came late and didn’t get a chance to say Birkot HaShachar before [[davening]], he should say them afterwards.<ref>One major exception is Birkot HaTorah, which according to many poskim, one fulfills with Ahava Rabba in the Ashkenazic minhag and Ahavat Olam in the Sephardic minhag. See S”A 47:8 for the full discussion.</ref> The Pri [[Chadash]], however, argues that Elokai Nishama is an exception. He reasons that one already fulfilled one’s obligation of Elokai Nishama with the bracha of Mechayeh HaMeytim in Shemona 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 Nishama was Mechayeh HaMeytim. The Pri Megadim M”Z 52:1 writes that the S”A and Rama seem to disagree with the Pri [[Chadash]].</ref></p>
<p class="indent">The Maamar Mordechai 52:4, however, rejects the Pri [[Chadash]] on the grounds that Elokai Nishama is unrelated to Mechayeh HaMeytim. Elokai Nishama is a praise for Hashem returning one’s soul rejuvenated each day, while Mechayeh HaMeytim is an affirmation of the fact that in the future Hashem will bring the dead back to life. Nonetheless, in order to avoid any question one should make sure to say it before Shemona Esrei even if one is late.<ref>Many poskim side with the Pri [[Chadash]] including the Chaye Adam 8:8, Kitzur S”A 7:6, Derech HaChaim 33:2, Kaf HaChaim 52:5, and Yabia Omer O.C. 4:7:5. Most interestingly, even though the Maamar Mordechai writes that there’s no doubt in his mind that the Pri [[Chadash]] is incorrect, he concludes that once was unable to say Elokai Neshama before Shemona Esrei and he decided to follow the Pri [[Chadash]].</ref> After the fact, if one didn’t say it before [[davening]], there is what to rely upon to say it afterwards, but many poskim side with the Pri [[Chadash]], who holds that one should not say it.<ref>Beiur Halacha 52:1 s.v. VeMekol Makom cites many poskim including the Rama, Gra, Shaarei [[Teshuva]], Pri Megadim, and Maamar Mordechai who disagree with the Pri [[Chadash]], but also a number of poskim who quote the Pri [[Chadash]]. He concludes that there is what to rely on to follow either approach.</ref></p>
<p class="indent">The Maamar Mordechai 52:4, however, rejects the Pri [[Chadash]] on the grounds that Elokai Nishama is unrelated to Mechayeh HaMeytim. Elokai Nishama is a praise for Hashem returning one’s soul rejuvenated each day, while Mechayeh HaMeytim is an affirmation of the fact that in the future Hashem will bring the dead back to life. Nonetheless, in order to avoid any question one should make sure to say it before Shemona Esrei even if one is late.<ref>Many poskim side with the Pri [[Chadash]] including the Chaye Adam 8:8, Kitzur S”A 7:6, Derech HaChaim 33:2, Kaf HaChaim 52:5, and Yabia Omer O.C. 4:7:5. Most interestingly, even though the Maamar Mordechai writes that there’s no doubt in his mind that the Pri [[Chadash]] is incorrect, he concludes that once was unable to say Elokai Neshama before Shemona Esrei and he decided to follow the Pri [[Chadash]].</ref> After the fact, if one didn’t say it before [[davening]], there is what to rely upon to say it afterwards, but many poskim side with the Pri [[Chadash]], who holds that one should not say it.<ref>Beiur Halacha 52:1 s.v. VeMekol Makom cites many poskim including the Rama, Gra, Shaarei Teshuva, Pri Megadim, and Maamar Mordechai who disagree with the Pri [[Chadash]], but also a number of poskim who quote the Pri [[Chadash]]. He concludes that there is what to rely on to follow either approach.</ref></p>


==Can a Ger recite Shelo Asani Goy?==
==Can a Ger recite Shelo Asani Goy?==