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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">in case the geula comes this week, see the halacha column in yated. here is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">his take on birchos mashiach----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">In conclusion, we may recite a total of eight special brachos when Moshiach</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">arrives, in the following order:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">1. When we first hear from a reliable source the good news of Moshiach's</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">arrival, we will recite Baruch Atah Hashem Elokeinu Melech Ha'olam hatov</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">vehameiteiv. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">2. When we see the huge throngs of Jews assembled to greet him, which will</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">no doubt number at least 600,000 people, one recites, &quot;Baruch Atah Hashem</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Elokeinu Melech Ha'olam chacham ha'razim.&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">3. When one sees the rebuilt Beis Hamikdash or rebuilt shuls or batei</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">medrash, one recites, &quot;Baruch Atah Hashem Elokeinu Melech Ha'olam matziv</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">gevul almana.&quot; Theoretically, one might recite this bracha before the bracha</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Chacham ha'razim, if one sees the rebuilt Beis Hamikdash before one sees the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">huge throngs.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">4. When we actually see Moshiach, we will recite, &quot;Baruch Atah Hashem</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Elokeinu Melech Ha'olam shechalak mikevodo lirei'av.&quot; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">5. Immediately after reciting this bracha, we will recite the bracha,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">&quot;Baruch Atah Hashem Elokeinu Melech Ha'olam shechalak mei'chachmaso</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">lirei'av.&quot; According to some poskim, one may recite these last two brachos</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">when aware that Moshiach is nearby, even if one cannot see him.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">6. When one actually sees Moshiach, one should recite Shehechiyanu. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">7-8. According to the Lev Chaim, on the anniversary of Moshiach's arrival,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">we will again recite Shehechiyanu to commemorate the date, and we will</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">recite a long bracha mentioning some of the details of the miraculous events</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">of his arrival. This bracha will close with the words, Baruch Atah Hashem</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Go'al Yisroel.</FONT>
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