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SheHakol: Drinking Water Again
Say a new she'hakol blessing if you buy more water along the way while hiking or doing other outdoor activities--even if you said the blessing at the start of your day's activities.
Mezuza: Blessing If You Removed Mezuza
Don't say a new blessing when you replace a mezuza that you took off (for example, to have it checked).
Saying Borei Pri HaGafen Again
You may say a new blessing on any remaining wine if:
- You said, or heard someone saying, borei pri ha'gafen,
- Drank some wine (or grape juice),
- Decided to stop drinking (hesech da'at), and
- Returned to drink from the same cup later.
Note If you are not sure you had hesech da'at, do not say a new blessing.
Talit Gadol: Replacing One that Fell Off
Say a new blessing when you replace a talit gadol that fell off your body completely (not just if it slipped off one shoulder).
Fore-Blessing When Drinking To Swallow Pill
Do not say a blessing if you drink water in order to swallow pills.
Talit Gadol: Blessing on Loaned or Borrowed
Do not say a new blessing when you put back on your talit gadol that you loaned someone if you are at the same prayer service.
Tzitzit: Blessings: Tish'a B'Av
On Tish'a B'Av, say a blessing on tzitzit in the morning as always.
Vidui
A very sick person who might die soon should say a special confession (vidui). It is not a problem to say it multiple times during one's life.
Note If the person cannot say vidui, someone else says it for the person.
SheHakol: When Not To Say: Non-Nutritive Foods
Do not say a fore-blessing on chewing gum or bubble gum if it contains no nutritional substances.
Talit Gadol: Replacing One You Removed by Choice
Do not say a new blessing when you replace a talit that you chose to take off, with the intention of putting it back on (such as removing it to go to the bathroom).
Fore-Blessing (Bracha Rishona) When Drinking To Prevent Thirst
Do not say a blessing on water that you drink before you are thirsty in order to prevent thirst later.
U'rchatz (No blessing)
Wash hands from a cup of water but do not say a blessing on washing.
Reason We are about to eat food that is wet and Jews may not eat wet food if their hands have spiritual impurity (tum'a).
Reason We are about to eat food that is wet and Jews may not eat wet food if their hands have spiritual impurity (tum'a).
Blessings: Scents: Minimum Scent
The minimum intensity of scent required to be permitted to say a scent blessing is anything you can smell and that you find pleasant.
Food When No One Will Bless: Feeding
You should feed a poor Jew, even if he or she won't say a blessing on the food. If a Jew is not poor, you should not give him or her food unless he or she (or someone else--it could be yourself) says a blessing on it for him/her.
Note If someone else says the blessing for the poor person, the person saying the blessing must also eat some of that food.
Tum'a: Missing Opportunity To Say Blessing
Situation
You wake up after sleeping for more than 30 minutes and need to say a blessing immediately or else you might lose the opportunity to do so.
What To Do
Even though you have not washed your hands after sleep, you should say the blessing.
Example
Situation
You are in bed and hear thunder.
What To Do
You should immediately say kocho u'gvurato even though you did not wash your hands (but you should quickly rub your hands on cloth or clothing first). If you then see lightning, you say oseh ma'aseh vreishit.