Monday, 8 Cheshvan 5764 The blessing of E-lokai Nishomoh begins by thanking Hashem for turning to our bodies the parts of our souls that are absent during...
Tuesday, 9 Cheshvan 5764 The blessing of E-lokai Nishomoh then turns to thanking Hashem for the future resurrection as well. Thus we say: "And You will, ...
As we have learned, the blessing of Asher Yatzar is said not only each morning as part of the Morning Prayers, it is also said after washing our hands each...
Thursday, 11 Cheshvan 5764 If, after eliminating, one does not have any water with which to wash one's hands after the bathroom, one should find something to...
Erev Shabbat, 12 Cheshvan 5764 If one forgot to say the Asher Yatzar blessing after using the facilities, and only later remembered, one should immediately say...
Monday, 15 Cheshvan 5764 If you forgot to say the Asher Yatzar blessing, and later need to use the facilities again, and before going again you remember that...
Tuesday, 16 Cheshvan 5764 There is no minimum amount necessary to require a person to say the Asher Yatzar blessing. If one releases even a minute amount of...
Wednesday, 17 Cheshvan 5764 If one takes a diuretic or laxative in order to cleanse the body (for example, because of a stomach disorder), one does not say the...
Thursday, 18 Cheshvan 5764 It is forbidden to say any blessings when one needs to use the facilities (Mechaber, 92:1). Therefore, in the morning, (or any other...
Firday, 19 Cheshvan 5764 Any time during the day or night, after using the facilities, one must be certain that one is finished, and fully clean before saying ...
Tuesday, 23 Cheshvan 5764 As we have learned, one is obligated to say at least 100 brachos (blessings) each day (Mechaber 46:3). One should also answer Amen at...
I've added a few words to the glossary file. If there are any words from this list that anyone needs defined, please drop me a note. Thank you. Mordechai...
Wednesday, 24 Cheshvan 5764 Chazal (the Sages of blessed memory) instituted all of the blessings that we say today with two exceptions: the Blessings on the...
Thursday, 25 Cheshvan 5764 In general, the reasoning for most blessings is as follows: The Torah says, "The world and all that it is filled with is Hashem's"...
Friday, 26 Cheshvan 5764 Each of the blessings in the set of Morning Blessings thanks Hashem for our various faculties. We thank Hashem that we have the...
Sunday, 28 Cheshvan 5764 We thank Hashem that He has given us clothing, since we usually dress in the morning. We thank Hashem for giving us eyesight. We thank...
Monday, 29 Cheshvan 5764 The final Blessing of the set of Morning Blessings is a rather long one. It begins with "Blessed are You.... Who removes sleep from my...
Tuesday, 30 Cheshvan First Day Rosh Chodesh Kislev, 6764 Most of the blessings of the set do not mention the People of Israel. The blessings of "Who girds...
Sunday, 5 Kislev 5764 We must also thank Hashem each morning for the Commandments He has given us. Therefore, a Jew must thank Hashem each morning that he was...
Monday, 6 Kislev 5764 Even though the purpose of the Morning Blessings is to thank Hashem for all the good He does for us, we may not add on Blessings of our ...
Tuesday, 8 Kislev 5764 Even if you do not wear a belt, you must say the Blessing of "Who girds Israel with might," and even if you don't wear a hat you must ...
Wednesday, 8 Kislev 5764 We have learned that the Morning Blessings are said to thank Hashem for fulfilling the needs of the world, and not only for our...
Thursday, 9 Kislev 5764 Since we thank Hashem for doing good to the world, a person who is G-d forbid blind also says the Blessing of "Who gives sight to the ...
Erev Shabbat, 10 Kislev 5764 There are several different types of Blessings. The Morning Blessings are Blessings in which we praise Hashem for the great and...
Sunday, 12 Kislev 5764 One set of the Morning Blessings is a set of Blessings for the study of Torah. Before performing the Mitzvah of Torah Study, the Torah ...
Monday, 13 Kislev 5764 Following is my translation of the Morning Blessings for studying Torah. These must be recited EVERY morning, once a day. (You can also ...
Tuesday, 14 Kislev 5764 It is important not to get confused about which Blessing Over Torah Study we mean. The Blessings that we must say each morning are a...
Wednesday, 15 Kislev 5764 While saying the Blessings for Torah Study might appear to be a trivial issue, in actual fact this is an important thing, and we must...
Sunday, 19 Kislev 5764 We have learned that the first Holy Temple was destroyed because (among other reasons) the people did not say the Blessings Before Torah...
Monday, 11th of Teves 5764 In the previous post, we learned that Hashem destroyed the first Holy Temple because (among other reasons) many people did not say...
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