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===The Proper Mindset for Birkot HaTorah=== | ===The Proper Mindset for Birkot HaTorah=== | ||
# One should be very careful to say Birchot HaTorah before learning.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 47:1</ref> The brachot should be said with great [[Simcha]] (happiness) for being fortunate enough to be chosen and be privileged with the Torah.<ref>Mishna Brurah 47:4 </ref> | # One should be very careful to say Birchot HaTorah before learning.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:1</ref> The brachot should be said with great [[Simcha]] (happiness) for being fortunate enough to be chosen and be privileged with the Torah.<ref>Mishna Brurah 47:4 </ref> | ||
# One should be particularly careful about saying the Birchot HaTorah because they show one's appreciation of Hashem’s gift of Torah to the Jewish people.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:1. Gemara Nedarim 81a it is maintained that because the Jews did not say Birchot HaTorah the fist Bet HaMikdash and [[Israel]] was destroyed. The Bach 47:1 explains that their intention was to learn Torah just to learn the knowledge and be arrogant in their wisdom. They did not internalize the holiness of Torah into their body and soul and this caused Hashem’s Shechina to be removed. </ref> | # One should be particularly careful about saying the Birchot HaTorah because they show one's appreciation of Hashem’s gift of Torah to the Jewish people.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:1. Gemara Nedarim 81a it is maintained that because the Jews did not say Birchot HaTorah the fist Bet HaMikdash and [[Israel]] was destroyed. The Bach 47:1 explains that their intention was to learn Torah just to learn the knowledge and be arrogant in their wisdom. They did not internalize the holiness of Torah into their body and soul and this caused Hashem’s Shechina to be removed. </ref> | ||
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==When to Recite Birchot HaTorah== | ==When to Recite Birchot HaTorah== | ||
#One should say [[Birchot HaTorah]] prior to saying any pesukim as [[tefillah]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch 46:9, Mishna Brurah 46:27 </ref> | #One should say [[Birchot HaTorah]] prior to saying any pesukim as [[tefillah]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 46:9, Mishna Brurah 46:27 </ref> | ||
==How to Recite Birchot HaTorah== | ==How to Recite Birchot HaTorah== | ||
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==Interruptions That Would Require New Brachot== | ==Interruptions That Would Require New Brachot== | ||
===Engaging in Non-Torah Activities=== | ===Engaging in Non-Torah Activities=== | ||
# One who stops his learning by means of working, bathing, or sleeping, is not considered to have interrupted his learning and he does not recite new brachot.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:10. See Tosfot | # One who stops his learning by means of working, bathing, or sleeping, is not considered to have interrupted his learning and he does not recite new brachot.<ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:10. See Tosfot Berachot 11b. | ||
* Tosfot Brachot 11a ask why a person does not need to recite Birchot HaTorah again when they stop their learning and then go back to learning. The answer given, is that a person never gives up thinking about going back to learning because a person should learn whenever he has free time. The Rosh Brachot 1:13 and Hagahot Maimoniyot (Tefillah 7:9) agree. | * Tosfot Brachot 11a ask why a person does not need to recite Birchot HaTorah again when they stop their learning and then go back to learning. The answer given, is that a person never gives up thinking about going back to learning because a person should learn whenever he has free time. The Rosh Brachot 1:13 and Hagahot Maimoniyot (Tefillah 7:9) agree. | ||
* The Agur (cited by Divrei Chamudot Brachot 1:76) explains that the reason there is no interruption when it comes to Birchot HaTorah is because a person is always involved in activities that require following halacha. The observance of halacha keeps a person’s mind connected to learning. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:10 holds that going to work or going to the bathroom is not considered an interruption and you do not therefore have to recite Birchot HaTorah again. </ref> | * The Agur (cited by Divrei Chamudot Brachot 1:76) explains that the reason there is no interruption when it comes to Birchot HaTorah is because a person is always involved in activities that require following halacha. The observance of halacha keeps a person’s mind connected to learning. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 47:10 holds that going to work or going to the bathroom is not considered an interruption and you do not therefore have to recite Birchot HaTorah again. </ref> | ||
