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אורח חיים רכ״דOrach Chayim 224

Siman 224 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 13 se'ifim

הלכות שאר ברכותLaws of Other Blessings· siman 224

Se’if 1א׳

הָרוֹאֶה מֶרְקוּלִיס אוֹ שְׁאָר עַכּוּ"ם, אוֹמֵר: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁנָּתַן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם לְעוֹבְרֵי רְצוֹנוֹ; וְאִם רוֹאֶה אוֹתָהּ בְּתוֹךְ ל' יוֹם, אֵינוֹ חוֹזֵר וּמְבָרֵךְ. הַגָּה: וְהָאִדָּנָא אֵין מְבָרְכִים זֹאת הַבְּרָכָה, שֶׁהֲרֵי אָנוּ מְגֻדָּלִים בֵּינֵיהֶם וְרוֹאִים אוֹתוֹ תָּמִיד.

One who sees Mercurius (an idol worshipped by the casting of stones) or any other idol says: "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has given long-suffering to those who transgress His will." And if he sees it within thirty days, he does not bless again. Hagah [Rema]: And nowadays this blessing is not said, for we have grown up among them and see it constantly.

Se’if 2ב׳

הָרוֹאֶה מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּעֶקְרָה מִמֶּנּוּ ע" א, אִם הוּא בָּאָרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, אוֹמֵר: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָקַר ע" א מֵאַרְצֵנוּ; וְאִם הוּא בְּחוּץ לָאָרֶץ, אוֹמֵר: שֶׁעָקַר ע" א מֵהַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה, וְאוֹמֵר בִּשְׁתֵּיהֶן: כְּשֵׁם שֶׁעָקַרְתָּ אוֹתָהּ מֵהַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה כֵּן תַּעֲקֹר אוֹתָהּ מִכָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת וְהָשֵׁב לֵב עוֹבְדֵיהֶם לְעָבְדֶּךָ. הַגָּה: וְאִם נֶעֶקְרָה עַכּוּ"ם מִמָּקוֹם אֶחָד וּנְתַנּוּהָ בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר, מְבָרֵךְ עַל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּעֶקְרָה שֶׁעָקַר עַכּוּ"ם, וְעַל מָקוֹם שֶׁנְּתַנּוּהָ לְשָׁם, שֶׁנָּתַן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (בֵּית יוֹסֵף בְּשֵׁם תוס' וִירוּשַׁלְמִי).

One who sees a place from which idolatry was uprooted: if it is in the Land of Israel, he says: "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who uprooted idolatry from our land"; and if it is outside the Land, he says: "who uprooted idolatry from this place"; and in both he says: "Just as You have uprooted it from this place, so uproot it from all places, and turn back the heart of those who serve them to serve You." Hagah [Rema]: And if the idol was uprooted from one place and they put it in another place, over the place from which it was uprooted he blesses "who uprooted idolatry", and over the place where they put it, "who has given long-suffering" (Beit Yosef in the name of the Tosafot and the Yerushalmi).

Se’if 3ג׳

הָרוֹאֶה בָּבֶל הָרִשְׁעָה, אוֹמֵר: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱרִיב בָּבֶל הָרִשְׁעָה; רָאָה בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר, אוֹמֵר: בָּרוּךְ שֶׁהֶחֱרִיב בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר הָרָשָׁע; רָאָה גֹּב אֲרָיוֹת אוֹ כִּבְשַׁן הָאֵשׁ, אוֹמֵר: בָּרוּךְ שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִים לַצַּדִּיקִים בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סי' רי"ח סָעִיף ז'.

One who sees wicked Babylon says: "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who destroyed wicked Babylon." If he saw the house of Nevuchadnetzar, he says: "Blessed is He who destroyed the house of Nevuchadnetzar the wicked." If he saw the den of lions or the furnace of fire, he says: "Blessed is He who did miracles for the righteous in this place." And see above, siman 218, se'if 7.

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