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Questions tagged [blessing]

Questions about short prayers called b'rachos ("benedictions" or "blessings"), generally said to praise/thank God for specific events.

Some specific b'rachos have more specific tags, including for grace after meals, for the daily priestly blessings, and for the service of reading from the Torah, for Blessings on Shema, and for the amida.

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Why don't we make a bracha on the sense of hearing?

Why don't we make a bracha on the sense of hearing, like we make on seeing פוקח עורים ?
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Explaining the borei nefashos brocha

Can someone help me with this? The structure of the brocha is that we are thanking Hashem: (1) who creates numerous living things with their deficiencies; (2) for all that Hashem has created (al kol shebarasa). My problem is that it seems that (1)…
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What is the significance of "white glass"?

In the bracha to Yissachar and Zevulun Moshe mentions that For by the riches of the sea they will be nourished, and by the treasures concealed in the sand.” (Devarim 33:18-19) Rashi explains that the "concealed treasures of the sand” refers to…
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Baruch hu u'varuch shemo or Baruch Shemo?

It says in all the seforim (e.g. Orach Chayim 124:5) that one says "Baruch hu u'varuch shemo." But some people say "Baruch Shemo" instead. Is either one correct halachically, or only the former?
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Bracha achrona stipulation

The question here Continuing to drink a Beverage after Birchas HaMazon? is a good question. Unfortunately it's been deflected with a bracha she'eino tzricha svara. Here's a different case. Someone is eating an egg and a coffee for breakfast. The…
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If someone asks you to pray for them, is that shitoof?

If you have a friend who wants to succeed at a task, or needs healing, and he asks you to pray for him even though he can pray himself, is he using you as an intermediary, like shitoof? Am I confused on the definition of praying for someone and…
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Where are the brachot written down?

I hope this isn't an ignorant question, but I wonder if there is one place that all the b'rachot are written down, and if so, where is it? Are they all in the Mishnah?
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Blessing for softening hearts?

I am not certain if such a thing exists but does anyone know a prayer or blessing for the softening of the heart of parents. I am going through a lot in life and need their support but sadly they are very closed. Thank you so much!
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What bracha for a mixture of apple and grape juice?

If one is drinking a mixture of apple and grape juice, what bracha does one recite -- shehakol or hagafen? If it matters, I am interested in all three of the following situations: Mostly apple juice with some grape Mostly grape juice with some…
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Are there any drinks which a person would make the blessing of HaAdamah?

Are there any drinks which upon consumption a person would make the blessing of boreh pri HaAdamah?
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Can one say both Meshaneh Habriyot as well as Shekacha .. B'olamo for the same creature, sequentially?

ברוך...שככה לו בעולמו is said upon seeing beautiful trees or creatures (animals or people). O.C. 228 says (translation copied from this question for seeing a person with a dark, very red, or albino white complexion- or a person who is bent over…
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Bracha on Chulent with barley?

Which Bracha do you make on chulent that consists of mostly beans with a little bit of barley inside? Please cite your sources.
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What is the blessing for cheese cake or apple pie?

The apple pie that I commonly eat has primarily visible apples (you can see the slices) and there is a very thin layer of pie crust on the bottom. Clearly, the apples are the majority. Since the apples are majority, should I say "Ha'etz" or still…
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Asher Yotzar - What type of Bracha is it?

What type of Bracha is Asher Yotzar? Is it a Birchas HaNehenin (you feel relieved after going)? Birchas HaMitzvos (as it is the conclusion of eating)? Birchas Hodaa (for our bodies working properly)? Birchas HaShevach? (Please include your…
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Seeing a Rainbow at night - bracha?

If one happnes to see a rainbow at night (rare phenomenon) does that require a bracha,or only by day do we say a bracha?
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