[Avodah] Birchos ha-re'iyah

[Daniel Israel]

I've noticed in some circles a reluctance to saying shechechiyanu due  
to fear of brachos l'vatalos.  I think it is the same thing.  Perhaps  
also related is our insistence on numerical shiurim for k'zayis,  
reviis, etc.  (R' Belsky said in the OU pre-Peach webcast that the  
way people figured out a the shiur k'zayis in the past was to "eat  
what they thought was a k'zayis, and then a little bit more.")

Hesitant as I am to argue with contemporary poskim, I agree that it  
seems that the individual's response to the the specific situation  
should be the main factor (which is how the Rav here has advised me  
regarding shechechiyanu), and that if the psak effectively eliminates  
the bracha from ever being said, then something is not right.

--
Daniel M. Israel
daniel at kolberamah.org



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