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	# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>		# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>
	# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1). Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:9) adds that he may recite the bracha within toch kedi dibbur even if he already said a word (not related to the lightning or thunder) between the lightning or thunder and his bracha. </ref>		# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1). Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:9) adds that he may recite the bracha within toch kedi dibbur even if he already said a word (not related to the lightning or thunder) between the lightning or thunder and his bracha. </ref>
	# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref> However, some disagree and hold that one should not recite a bracha on lightning unless he saw the actual bold.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:5)</ref>		# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref> However, some disagree and hold that one should not recite a bracha on lightning unless he saw the actual bold.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:5)</ref><!-- Add about heat lightning- see ou kosher halacha yomis for mekoros -->
	# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>		# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>
	# It is a good practice to recite the bracha for lightning or thunder standing. But if someone will have more kavana (intent) while sitting they should recite the bracha while seated.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:2)</ref>		# It is a good practice to recite the bracha for lightning or thunder standing. But if someone will have more kavana (intent) while sitting they should recite the bracha while seated.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:2)</ref>

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	==Seeing a River==		==Seeing a River==
	# Upon seeing a natural large river one should recite the bracha of [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]], however if there was any human intervention in the building of the river, from that point in the river and on, no bracha is made. If one is in doubt whether a river was improved or changed with human intervention one shouldn’t recite the bracha. Most rivers are natural and not changed by man, however, it’s unclear whether one can rely on this assumption. <Ref>S”A 228:2 writes that the Bracha for seeing the four rivers mentioned in the pesukim such as Chidekel and Parat one should recite the Bracha [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]]. Mishna Brurah 228:4 explains that one should recite the Bracha on any large river that one knows is totally natural and wasn’t changed by man. Mishna Brurah 229:5 adds that if one is in doubt one shouldn’t recite the Bracha, but in Shaar HaTziyun 229:8 he adds that in general rivers are natural but concludes that the practicability is unclear. This is also the opinion of Vezot HaBracha (pg 155).</ref>		# Upon seeing a natural large river one should recite the bracha of [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]], however if there was any human intervention in the building of the river, from that point in the river and on, no bracha is made. If one is in doubt whether a river was improved or changed with human intervention one shouldn’t recite the bracha. Most rivers are natural and not changed by man, however, it’s unclear whether one can rely on this assumption. <Ref>S”A 228:2 writes that the Bracha for seeing the four rivers mentioned in the pesukim such as Chidekel and Parat one should recite the Bracha [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]]. Mishna Brurah 228:4 explains that one should recite the Bracha on any large river that one knows is totally natural and wasn’t changed by man. Mishna Brurah 229:5 adds that if one is in doubt one shouldn’t recite the Bracha, but in Shaar HaTziyun 229:8 he adds that in general rivers are natural but concludes that the practicability is unclear. This is also the opinion of Vezot HaBracha (pg 155).</ref>
	# There’s no bracha upon seeing a waterfall unless it’s part of a large river that’s natural (as above). <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 155) in name of Rav Chaim Kanievsky </ref>		# There’s no bracha upon seeing a waterfall unless it’s part of a large river that’s natural (as above).<Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 155) in name of Rav Chaim Kanievsky </ref>
			# Upon seeing Niagara Falls one should recite Oseh Maaseh Beresheet since one is also seeing a giant river.<ref>https://www.brachos.org/brachos/niagara-falls/. See also https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/30501/niagara-falls-does-it-require-a-bracha-if-so-which-one. </ref>
	==Seeing a Mountain==		==Seeing a Mountain==
	# Upon seeing mountains that are abnormal and through them one recognizes the strength of Hashem, the Creator, one should recite the bracha of [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]]. <Ref>S”A 228:3 and Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 60:5. Orchot Rabbenu (vol 1 pg 94) writes that the Steipler made this Bracha the first time he saw the mountains surrounding Yerushalyim, but stopped afterwards because it didn’t have an impression on him anymore. Piskei Teshuvot 228:4 writes that it’s really dependent on the viewer but on universally accepted unique mountains anyone can recite the Bracha. </ref> However, some poskim believe that this beracha should not be made with Hashem's name.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch with footnotes from Rav Mordechai Eliyahu, siman 60, footnote 4 in the Darche Halacha </ref> For example, one can recite the bracha upon seeing the Chermon mountains <Ref>Or Letzion 46:62, and Vezot HaBracha (pg 155) in name of Rav Chaim Kanievsky (see there) </ref>, Mount Everest <Ref>Birkot Eliyahu (pg 296) </ref>, Ararat, or the Alps. <Ref>Aruch HaShulchan 228:1, Piskei Teshuvot 228:4, Vezot HaBracha (pg 155) </ref>		# Upon seeing mountains that are abnormal and through them one recognizes the strength of Hashem, the Creator, one should recite the bracha of [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]]. <Ref>S”A 228:3 and Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 60:5. Orchot Rabbenu (vol 1 pg 94) writes that the Steipler made this Bracha the first time he saw the mountains surrounding Yerushalyim, but stopped afterwards because it didn’t have an impression on him anymore. Piskei Teshuvot 228:4 writes that it’s really dependent on the viewer but on universally accepted unique mountains anyone can recite the Bracha. </ref> However, some poskim believe that this beracha should not be made with Hashem's name.<ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch with footnotes from Rav Mordechai Eliyahu, siman 60, footnote 4 in the Darche Halacha </ref> For example, one can recite the bracha upon seeing the Chermon mountains <Ref>Or Letzion 46:62, and Vezot HaBracha (pg 155) in name of Rav Chaim Kanievsky (see there) </ref>, Mount Everest <Ref>Birkot Eliyahu (pg 296) </ref>, Ararat, or the Alps. <Ref>Aruch HaShulchan 228:1, Piskei Teshuvot 228:4, Vezot HaBracha (pg 155) </ref>

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	# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam. Then, if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>		# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam. Then, if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>
	# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>		# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>
	# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1) </ref>		# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1). Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:9) adds that he may recite the bracha within toch kedi dibbur even if he already said a word (not related to the lightning or thunder) between the lightning or thunder and his bracha. </ref>
	# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref> However, some disagree and hold that one should not recite a bracha on lightning unless he saw the actual bold.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:5)</ref>		# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref> However, some disagree and hold that one should not recite a bracha on lightning unless he saw the actual bold.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:5)</ref>
	# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>		# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>

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	# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>		# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>
	# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1) </ref>		# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1) </ref>
	# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>		# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref> However, some disagree and hold that one should not recite a bracha on lightning unless he saw the actual bold.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:5)</ref>
	# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>		# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>
	# It is a good practice to recite the bracha for lightning or thunder standing. But if someone will have more kavana (intent) while sitting they should recite the bracha while seated.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:2)</ref>		# It is a good practice to recite the bracha for lightning or thunder standing. But if someone will have more kavana (intent) while sitting they should recite the bracha while seated.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:2)</ref>

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	==Lightning and Thunder==		==Lightning and Thunder==
	# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to recite any bracha, one should only recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and it will cover both the lightning and thunder. If, however, there is a break between the lightning and the thunder such that one already began to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lightning, then one should say finish [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lighting and recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder.<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref>		# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to recite any bracha, one should only recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and it will cover both the lightning and thunder. If, however, there is a break between the lightning and the thunder such that one already began to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lightning, then one should say finish [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lighting and recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder.<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref>
	# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam ~~and then~~ if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>		# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam. Then, if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>
	# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>		# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>
	# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran, Mishna Brurah 227:12 </ref>		# The bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (2-3 seconds) of seeing the lightning or hearing the thunder.<ref> Yerushalmi, Ran (cited by Bet Yosef 46), Mishna Brurah 227:12, Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:1) </ref>
	# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>		# One may recite the bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the actual bolt.<Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>
	# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>		# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>
			# It is a good practice to recite the bracha for lightning or thunder standing. But if someone will have more kavana (intent) while sitting they should recite the bracha while seated.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Ha'ish 40:2)</ref>
	# Even one who is in the middle of learning or even giving a shiur should stop to recite this bracha.<ref> Sh"t Beer Moshe 2:10, A Guide to Practical Halacha (Rabbi Dovid Katz, v. 2 p. 234) quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/763371/rabbi-shay-schachter/chazzan-for-selichos-and-for-the-rest-of-the-day/ Rav Shay Schachter (shiur, min 0-1)] quoted his father, Rav Hershel Schachter as saying that even to interrupt a shiur one should stop to recite a bracha. </ref>		# Even one who is in the middle of learning or even giving a shiur should stop to recite this bracha.<ref> Sh"t Beer Moshe 2:10, A Guide to Practical Halacha (Rabbi Dovid Katz, v. 2 p. 234) quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/763371/rabbi-shay-schachter/chazzan-for-selichos-and-for-the-rest-of-the-day/ Rav Shay Schachter (shiur, min 0-1)] quoted his father, Rav Hershel Schachter as saying that even to interrupt a shiur one should stop to recite a bracha. </ref>

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YitzchakSultan1: /* Lightning and Thunder */

2023-09-10T03:18:00Z

Lightning and Thunder

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	# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to recite any Bracha, one should only recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and it will cover both the lightning and thunder. If, however, there is a break between the lightning and the thunder such that one already began to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lightning, then one should say finish [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lighting and recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder.<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref>		# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to recite any Bracha, one should only recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and it will cover both the lightning and thunder. If, however, there is a break between the lightning and the thunder such that one already began to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lightning, then one should say finish [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lighting and recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder.<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref>
	# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam and then if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>		# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam and then if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>
	# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another Bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one Bracha unless the storm continues to the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622). Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) ~~in name of~~ Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach ~~add~~ that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. </ref>		# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another Bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one Bracha unless the storm continues into the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622).</ref> If someone recited the bracha during the day and then the storm continues into the night, a new bracha is not recited.<Ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) quotes Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach who hold that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. Chazon Ovadia (Brachot p. 465) agrees that a new bracha is not recited at night if one already made a bracha that day and it is the same storm.</ref>
	# The Bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (short period of time). <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:12 </ref>		# The Bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (short period of time). <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:12 </ref>
	# One may recite the Bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the bolt. <Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>		# One may recite the Bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the bolt. <Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>

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2023-02-15T06:40:19Z

All oceans

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	==All oceans==		==All oceans==
	# The bracha for seeing any ocean is [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<ref> Shulchan Aruch 228:1 </ref>		# The bracha for seeing any ocean is [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<ref> Shulchan Aruch 228:1 </ref>
	# One recites a [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] for seeing a sea or ocean that is natural and from the time of creation. Therefore, there’s a Bracha for seeing the Kinneret but no bracha for seeing the Dead sea. <Ref>Halichot Shlomo 23:26 (pg 287) writes that one should recite a bracha for seeing the Kinneret but not for seeing the Dead Sea (Yam HaMelech). </ref>		# One recites a [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] for seeing a sea or ocean that is natural and from the time of creation. Therefore, there’s a Bracha for seeing the Kinneret but no bracha for seeing the Dead sea. <Ref>Halichot Shlomo 23:26 (pg 287) writes that one should recite a bracha for seeing the Kinneret but not for seeing the Dead Sea (Yam HaMelech). Hazon Ovadia, Page 470. </ref>
	# If one made a bracha upon seeing one ocean and then sees another ocean, one should recite another bracha even if it's within 30 days.<ref>Halichot Shlomo 23:27 </ref>		# If one made a bracha upon seeing one ocean and then sees another ocean, one should recite another bracha even if it's within 30 days.<ref>Halichot Shlomo 23:27 </ref>
	# If one lives close to the ocean even if it has been more than 30 days one shouldn't recite a bracha on seeing that ocean.<ref>Halichot Shlomo 23:28 </ref>		# If one lives close to the ocean even if it has been more than 30 days one shouldn't recite a bracha on seeing that ocean.<ref>Halichot Shlomo 23:28 </ref>

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2023-02-15T06:39:17Z

Mediterranean Sea

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	=== Mediterranean Sea===		=== Mediterranean Sea===
	#It's preferable, when making the bracha on the Mediterranean ocean to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and then add the words Sh'Asah Et HaYam HaGadol within 2-3 seconds.<ref> VeZot HaBracha (pg 154), Halichot Shlomo (Hilchot [[Tefillah]] 23:29) </ref>		#It's preferable, when making the bracha on the Mediterranean ocean to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and then add the words Sh'Asah Et HaYam HaGadol within 2-3 seconds.<ref> VeZot HaBracha (pg 154), Halichot Shlomo (Hilchot [[Tefillah]] 23:29) </ref>
			# Hacham Ovadia says that one recites "...she'asa et hayam hagadol" upon seeing the Mediterranean Sea. <ref> Hazon Ovadia 467 </ref>

	==Seeing a river==		==Seeing a river==

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Lightning and Thunder

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	==Lightning and Thunder==		==Lightning and Thunder==
	# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to recite any Bracha, one should only recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and it will cover both the lightning and thunder. If, however, there is a break between the lightning and the thunder such that one already began to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lightning, then one should say finish [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lighting and recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref>		# For lightning and thunder, if they come at the same time or right after one another and one didn’t start to recite any Bracha, one should only recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] and it will cover both the lightning and thunder. If, however, there is a break between the lightning and the thunder such that one already began to say [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lightning, then one should say finish [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]] on the lighting and recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam on the thunder.<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5, Vezot HaBracha (pg 153) in name of Rav Elyashiv </ref>
	# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam and then if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]]. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>		# If one didn’t see the lighting and only heard thunder one should recite SheCocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam and then if later one sees lightning one should recite [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<Ref>Mishna Brurah 227:5 </ref>
	# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another Bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one Bracha unless the storm continues to the next day. <Ref>~~S”A~~ 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622). Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) in name of Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach add that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. </ref>		# If the storm cleared up completely and there were no clouds and then another storm came, one can recite another Bracha for the lightning and thunder of the next storm, however within one storm one only recites one Bracha unless the storm continues to the next day.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:2 writes that one shouldn’t recite another Bracha on thunder and lightning unless the storm has cleared up. Mishna Brurah 227:8 emphasizes that it must have completely cleared up unless it continues to the next day in which case a new Bracha is needed in any case. This is also the opinion of Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 622). Vezot HaBracha (pg 154) in name of Az Nidbaru 6:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbach add that one doesn’t recite a new Bracha in the morning unless one slept and the night has passed. </ref>
	# The Bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (short period of time). <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:12 </ref>		# The Bracha on lightning and thunder must be said within [[Toch Kedi Dibbur]] (short period of time). <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:12 </ref>
	# One may recite the Bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the bolt. <Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>		# One may recite the Bracha even if one only saw the light from the lightning and didn’t see the bolt. <Ref> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo page 287, Sh"t Minchat Shlomo 2:4:34) writes that one may recite the bracha on lightning even if one only saw the flash from the lightning and not the bolt because one really feels Hashem's greatness and the greatness of His creations even without seeing the bolt. This is quoted in Vezot HaBracha (pg 156). Rav Yacov Kamenetsky in Emes Liyaakov (Siman 227 in the footnote), [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=880&st=&pgnum=47 Sh"t Az Nidberu 6:23], Chazon Ovadia ([[Berachot]] page 466), and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 12:21 agree.</ref>
	# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the Bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>		# If one’s hands are unclean from going to the bathroom and not washing yet or for going to sleep at night and not having washed yet, and right then one saw lightning or heard thunder, one can’t recite the Bracha. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 227:11, Vezot HaBracha (pg 154), see there for the case of where one needs to go to the bathroom. </ref>
	# Even one who is in the middle of learning, should stop to recite this bracha.<ref> Sh"t Beer Moshe 2:10. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/763371/rabbi-shay-schachter/chazzan-for-selichos-and-for-the-rest-of-the-day/ Rav Shay Schachter (shiur, min 0-1)] quoted his father, Rav Hershel Schachter as saying that even to interrupt a shiur one should stop to recite a bracha. </ref>		# Even one who is in the middle of learning or even giving a shiur should stop to recite this bracha.<ref> Sh"t Beer Moshe 2:10, A Guide to Practical Halacha (Rabbi Dovid Katz, v. 2 p. 234) quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/763371/rabbi-shay-schachter/chazzan-for-selichos-and-for-the-rest-of-the-day/ Rav Shay Schachter (shiur, min 0-1)] quoted his father, Rav Hershel Schachter as saying that even to interrupt a shiur one should stop to recite a bracha. </ref>
	# Text of the Bracha on lightning: ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם עושה מעשה בראשית - Baruch Atta Adonay Eloheinu Melech HaOlam [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:1</ref>		# Text of the Bracha on lightning: ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם עושה מעשה בראשית - Baruch Atta Adonay Eloheinu Melech HaOlam [[Oseh Maaseh Beresheet]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:1</ref>
	# Text of the Bracha on thunder: ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם שכחו וגבורתו מלא עולם - Baruch Atta Adonay Eloheinu Melech HaOlam SheKocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:1</ref>		# Text of the Bracha on thunder: ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם שכחו וגבורתו מלא עולם - Baruch Atta Adonay Eloheinu Melech HaOlam SheKocho UGevurato Maaleh Olam.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 227:1</ref>