[Avodah] brachot/lifestyle

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 07:14:03AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote:
> The shulchan aruch's approach to birchat hanehinin seems very much that one
> should arrange one's lifestyle to avoid safek situations rather than
> paskin. If that is so, is it more here than in other halachot? If yes, why?

I think so, which is why you noticed.

As for why... Perhaps the quip about the gadol who eats to make a berakhah
rather than making a berakhah in order to eat isn't just a clever line,
but a real ideal. When  it comes to hanaah, connecting that experience
to haqaras hatov to the One Who provided it is the iqar, and not "just" a
matir. Perhaps / efshar?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha