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==Basics== | ==Basics== | ||
#The text of this blessing as appears in the Talmud reads: Blessed are you God.. Who renews the months, etc.<ref>Sanhedrin, ibid. Shulchan Aruch 426:1 </ref> | #The text of this blessing as appears in the Talmud reads: Blessed are you God.. Who with his utterance created the heavens.. Who renews the months, etc.<ref>Sanhedrin, ibid. Shulchan Aruch 426:1 </ref> In this blessing we express our recognition of God awesome power over the universe. As such, one should be vigilant to recite this blessing with full intent, devotion and elation. | ||
#The bracha is made while standing.<ref>Gemara Sanhedrin 42a, Rama 426:1</ref> | #The bracha is made while standing.<ref>Gemara Sanhedrin 42a, Rama 426:1</ref> | ||
#The bracha is made immediately upon seeing the moon and during the bracha and afterwards some say that one shouldn't look at the moon.<ref>Mishna Brurah 425:13 citing the Magen Avraham</ref> | #The bracha is made immediately upon seeing the moon and during the bracha and afterwards some say that one shouldn't look at the moon.<ref>Mishna Brurah 425:13 citing the Magen Avraham</ref> | ||
==When It Should Be Said== | ==When It Should Be Said== |