Berachot - Blessings

Mechayei Hameitim after Long Separation

I will soon see my son-in-law after a more than two year Corona-forced separation. We have been in frequent contact and have seen each other often on Zoom. Should I say the beracha, “… mechayei hameitim”?

Weak Prohibition Vs. Beracha L’vatala

If someone makes a beracha on a milchig food and then realizes that he is fleishig, should he eat a little of it to avoid a beracha l’vatala?

Brachos on Good Tidings

What brocha do we recite when it rains? Do we recite a brocha upon hearing of the birth of a new grandson?

Beracha on Hearing Aids

I am excited to be getting hearing aids, which will improve my quality of life greatly, so that it deserves a Shehecheyanu. Considering that my family will find it easier to speak to me, should I recite Hatov V’hameitiv?

Hagomel for One Who Became Bar Mitzva after Flight

Our family will be going to Israel for our son’s bar mitzva. We will arrive a few hours before he becomes halachically bar mitzva, and the next morning, he will get his aliya. Should he recite Hagomel after his aliya?

Bring On The Blessing

A Story of Commitment, Faith and Unexpected Reward will Inspire You to Bring Blessing into Your Own Life through the Power of Bentching.

Do We Need to Make a Bracha on Chewing Gum?

How much must I Bensch?

I mistakenly recited al hamichyah, when I was required to bensch. Am I now required to bensch?