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==For sickness== | ==For sickness== | ||
# For sickness that’s of potential mortal danger, Birkat HaGomel is required when healed. For sickness that’s non-mortal but confines a person to bed for 3 days or more requires a Brachat HaGomel when healed. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 219:28 </ref> | # For sickness that’s of potential mortal danger, Birkat HaGomel is required when healed. For sickness that’s non-mortal but confines a person to bed for 3 days or more requires a Brachat HaGomel when healed. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 219:28 </ref> | ||
==For being let out of jail== | |||
# The Minhag Ashkenaz is not to make Birkat HaGomel for being let out of jail nowadays because of the lack of danger involved in staying in jail. <ref>Biur Halacha 219 D"H Chavush </ref> Nonetheless the Sephardic minhag is to make it for being let out of jail even if there was no danger in staying in jail. <ref> Kaf HaChaim 219:11, Piskei Teshuvot 219:6 </ref> | |||
==Before a minyan== | ==Before a minyan== | ||
# The Bracha of HaGomel was established to be said before a minyan, preferably with two Talmediei Chachamim, and if there’s no minyan available one may not make HaGomel but rather should wait to find one. <Ref>S”A 219:3, Buir Halacha D”H VeYesh Omerim, Shoneh Halachot 219:2, Piskei Teshuvot 219:15 </ref> | # The Bracha of HaGomel was established to be said before a minyan, preferably with two Talmediei Chachamim, and if there’s no minyan available one may not make HaGomel but rather should wait to find one. <Ref>S”A 219:3, Buir Halacha D”H VeYesh Omerim, Shoneh Halachot 219:2, Piskei Teshuvot 219:15 </ref> | ||
