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# Getting new clothing which aren’t significant such as undershirts, sweaters, white-shirts, pajamas, and socks, no Bracha is required. <Ref>S”A 233:6, Piskei Teshuvot 223:6, Rivivot Efraim 8:548(6) </ref> | # Getting new clothing which aren’t significant such as undershirts, sweaters, white-shirts, pajamas, and socks, no Bracha is required. <Ref>S”A 233:6, Piskei Teshuvot 223:6, Rivivot Efraim 8:548(6) </ref> | ||
# In general, shoes don’t require a Bracha of Shehecheyanu, however, expensive and important shoes can require a Bracha unless they are made from leather in which case there’s a dispute if the Bracha should be made. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 169) </ref> | # In general, shoes don’t require a Bracha of Shehecheyanu, however, expensive and important shoes can require a Bracha unless they are made from leather in which case there’s a dispute if the Bracha should be made. <Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 169) </ref> | ||
# Important clothing such as a suit, tuxedo, expensive hat, or shtriemel can deserve a Shechiyanu if the clothing brings joy to a person. Some have the minhag not to make Shehecheyanu on clothing at all. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 223:6. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/764351/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Inyanei_Rosh_Hashanah Rav Herschel Schachter] (min 30) quoted Rav Solavatchik as holding that nowadays one shouldn’t say Shechiyanu even on a new suit because it’s common to own multiple pairs and buy them frequently. </ref> | # Important clothing such as a suit, tuxedo, expensive hat, or shtriemel can deserve a Shechiyanu if the clothing brings joy to a person. Some have the minhag not to make Shehecheyanu on clothing at all. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 223:6. | ||
* [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/764351/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Inyanei_Rosh_Hashanah Rav Herschel Schachter] (min 30) quoted Rav Solavatchik as holding that nowadays one shouldn’t say Shechiyanu even on a new suit because it’s common to own multiple pairs and buy them frequently. | |||
* [http://www.5as.org/content/default.asp?artid=220 Rabbi Yacov Kermaier] writes that for someone who buys a suit once a year one should make a Shechiyanu and if it’s more routine than that one doesn’t make the Bracha. [http://kollel.com/node/69] writes that according to those who don’t make a Shechiyanu on a new suit they would be able to buy it during the three weeks but it’s not preferable if it gives you some joy. | |||
* However, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Sefardi 47:6 writes that the minhag is to make Shechiyanu on a new suit. Or Letzion (vol 3, pg 236) holds that one should make Shechiyanu on a suit. Piskei Teshuvot 223:6, [http://www.thehalacha.com/attach/Volume4/Issue3.pdf Halachically Speaking (vol 4, issue 3, pg 7)], and Rivevot Efraim 6:308(3), 8:136 agree. | |||
* Brachot Shir VeHaShevach 2:4 pg 36 writes that even a rich person who buys suits like he buys shirts and isn’t very excited from them should make the Bracha of Shechiyanu because it gives him satisfaction to wear clothing that is presentable. However, if to him it’s like buying new socks then one should not make a Bracha. On pg 235 he quotes Sh”t Divrei Chachamim chap 15 #201 who quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein that one makes Shechiyanu on an expensive suit. | |||
* However, Aseh Lecha Rav (vol 8 pg 60) writes that one should make a Shechiyanu on it even if one isn’t happy because most people would be happy with it.</ref> | |||
# There’s a dispute whether one can make a Bracha for buying new Seforim, however, if one receives important Seforim as a present one can make a Shechiyanu. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 223:17 and Vezot HaBracha (pg 167) </ref> | # There’s a dispute whether one can make a Bracha for buying new Seforim, however, if one receives important Seforim as a present one can make a Shechiyanu. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 223:17 and Vezot HaBracha (pg 167) </ref> | ||
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