[Avodah] Question for Gerim or those who teach them

[Yitzchak Schaffer]

On 10/10/2011 10:19, Chana Luntz wrote:
> When somebody is becoming a ger, ie in the period between having decided
> to pursue conversion, and the actual mila/tevila, is one
> encouraged/taught to:
>
> a) Notsay brochos (while presumably being taught when to and what to say
> in preparation for the occurrence of the conversion)?
>
> b) Say brochos without shem and malchus?
>
> c) Say brochosin their entirety(presumably mishum chinuch)?
>
> Is a distinction made between brochos over mitzvos and other forms of
> brocha (ie nehnin, shevach)?How aboutmatterssuch asKiddushand havdala?
>

I didn't ask about it, though I may have read about it in Maurice Lamm's 
book. I know I didn't say "asher kideshanu;" I can't remember if I said 
those berachos with an altered nusach or not at all. I said the other 
berachos normally, except of course she-lo asani goy.

-- 
Yitzchak Schaffer