We are beginning Klal 65, which discusses various tefillos and bakashos. The Chayei Adam begins with bloodletting. People assumed that there are various liquids and fluids in the body, some of which caused illness. By removing those liquids from the body, a person could be healed. Before beginning this procedure, one should recite a bakasha. […]
We have finished siman 7 and have a few points to discuss regarding tefillas Rebbi Nechunya Ben Hakaneh. The Aruch Hashulchan asks why nobody seems to recite this tefillah, if the Shulchan Aruch seems to pasken that it should be recited. He answers that if we look carefully at the tefillah, it seems to be
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We are beginning siman 7. The Chayei Adam discusses the tefilla known as tefillas Rav Nechunya Ben Hakanah; tefillos Rav Nechunya would recite before learning. The Chayei Adam writes that when one enters the beis medrash, they should recite the following tefillah: יהי רצון מלפניך ה’ או”א שלא אכשל בדבר הלכה שלא אומר על טמא
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We are continuing in siman 4, which discusses the bakashos one recites if they travel through a large, dangerous city. If one lives in the dangerous city and is travelling outside of it, instead of reciting the bakashos mentioned yesterday, they recite the regular tefillas haderech. The Mishnah Berurah asks that, based on the wording
1We are beginning siman 4. The Chayei Adam discusses a halacha sourced in the Gemara and brought in the Shulchan Aruch but not commonly practiced. We will learn the Aruch Hashulchan’s explanation as to why it is no longer commonly practiced. From the fact that the Chayei Adam mentions it, it appears he held it
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We are continuing in siman 3, which covers situations where one stops and restarts their travel. We learned that if one stops overnight, they recite tefillas haderech again the next morning, but can recite it immediately, such as after birchos hashachar (see shiur 1232). If one travels throughout the night into the next day without
We are continuing in siman 3. The Chayei Adam writes that even when there are multiple legs to a person’s journey, they only recite tefillas haderech once per day. This limitation applies even when different modes of transportation will be employed throughout the day (e.g., car to plane). However, if one stops at a certain
We are continuing in siman 3. The Gemara states that the tefillas haderech was instituted due to the danger of the high roads. Although it is not certain there is danger, it can be assumed. However, within a parsah of the city, one can assume that there is less danger, as animals and bandits generally
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We have finished siman 2 and have a point to clarify. We learned about the concept of rachuv k’mehalech dami, riding on something in motion is considered halachically equivalent to being in motion oneself. We learned that the Gemara applies this concept to a talmid chochom riding on an animal to require a person to
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We are continuing in siman 2. The Chayei Adam will discuss the position a person should be in when reciting tefillas haderech. The Chayei Adam writes that if possible, a person who is walking should stand still when reciting tefillas haderech. If a person is seated in a wagon, they do not need to get
We are beginning siman 2. Tefillas Haderech does not begin with baruch atah, like other brachos, but with yehi ratzon. Tosfos points out that tefillas haderech is primarily a tefilla and bakasha, rather than a bracha, so there is no need to begin with baruch atah. The bracha at the end is an outgrowth of
We are beginning Klal 64, which discusses the halachos of tefillas haderech. There is a machlokes rishonim regarding the proper time to recite tefillas haderech. One shita holds that a person should recite it before they leave for their journey. However, most rishonim pasken that one cannot recite tefillas haderech until they actually leave,
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We are beginning siman 16. The Chayei Adam writes that one does not repeat a bracha on a sight within 30 days, even if they see a different item of that sighting (e.g., a different ocean). However, if one sees a second king within 30 days, they do recite the bracha again, because the bracha
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We are beginning siman 14. When one sees a unique, striking individual, they recite the bracha of meshaneh habriyos. The Chayei Adam brings a midget, a giant, a person with extremely dark skin, and certain types of animals as examples of when this bracha is recited. In siman 1, the Chayei Adam wrote regarding the
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We have finished siman 12, regarding the bracha of dayan haemes. Today, we will clarify the most appropriate time to make the bracha. The most appropriate time to recite the bracha is at the moment that one receives the news. If one is present at the time of death, the bracha should be made at
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We are beginning siman 12. When a person receives bad news, they recite the bracha of dayan haemes. The Mishnah Berurah adds the person delivering the news must be trustworthy and certain of the news, and, in the Shaar Hatziyun, suggests that the person may need to be muchzak b’kashrus (established and verified as halachically
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We have finished siman 11, which discussed the bracha made upon seeing kevarim of Jewish people. Today, we will discuss the halachos of washing one’s hands after interfacing with a niftar or cemetery. One who walks between, touches, or accompanies a meis must wash their hands to remove the ruach raah from their hands. The
We have finished siman 11, which discussed the bracha made upon seeing kevarim of Jewish people. Today, we will discuss the idea of visiting kevarim, and some of the minhagim associated with it. The idea of visiting kevarim is already discussed in chumash. In parshas Shelach, Calev goes to Me’aras Hamachpela to daven by the
We are continuing in siman 10 with the bracha of asher yotzar eschem badin. We left off with a question regarding whether one should make the bracha on a second cemetery within 30 days of having already made the bracha on a different cemetery. Similarly, this question is relevant to the same cemetery in which
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We are continuing in siman 10. The Chayei Adam continues listing various brachos, most of which we no longer recite. If one sees Jewish homes in Eretz Yisroel which have been reestablished after the destruction of the second bais hamikdash, they recite the bracha matziv gevul almanah. Others understand that this bracha is said specifically
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