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\u201cH<\/i>ai man denafik beyomei Nissan vechazi elanei d\u2019ka milbalvi omer\u2026\u201d If one goes outside during the month of Nissan<\/i> and sees trees that are blossoming he recites a blessing (Birkat Ha’Ilanot).<\/p>\n The bracha<\/i> is noted in the tractate Brachot<\/i> and the Code of Jewish Law (O.C. 226).<\/p>\n Baruch atah Adonay Elohaynu melech haolam shelo chasar b\u2019olamo klum u\u2019bara bo b\u2019riyot tovot v\u2019elanot tovim l\u2019hanot bahem b\u2019nay adam.<\/i><\/p>\n The G\u2019ra<\/i> in his siddur<\/i> substitutes the word davar<\/i> instead of klum<\/i>.<\/p>\n This blessing is said on fruit bearing trees (M.B. 226:22). Regarding a fruit tree that has the status of \u201corlah\u201d<\/i> \u2013 a tree less than three years old \u2013 it is the view of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, in his commentary on Code of Jewish Law O.C. 226, that one does not say a blessing.<\/p>\n It is preferable to say birkat ha’ilanot\u00a0as soon as one sees a fruit tree in bloom, which is usually during the month of Nissan<\/i>. However the Aruch Hashulchan<\/i> (226:1) notes that in some countries trees begin to bloom in Iyar<\/i> or Sivan<\/i> and as such those months would then be the proper time to recite the blessing. The Har Tzvi<\/i> (O.C. #118) says that if you are in a country where trees bloom earlier than Nissan<\/i> the blessing can be said earlier.<\/p>\n Ideally, Birkat Ha’Ilanot should be said on a weekday and not on Shabbat<\/i> (Kaf Hachayim<\/i> 226:4), as some authorities are anxious that one may come to shake the tree or break off a branch on Shabbat<\/i> which is prohibited.<\/p>\n If a tree blossomed in Nissan<\/i> but one did not see it until later he may say the bracha <\/i>as long as the fruit on the tree has not yet ripened (Mishna Berurah<\/i> 226:4). \u00a0However, one who saw a fruit tree in bloom during the month of Nissan<\/i> but forgot or neglected to recite a blessing, may only recite the bracha<\/i> up until the fruit has begun to grow (Mishna Berurah<\/i> 226:5).<\/p>\n Though the blessing is said during a specific period of time during the year it is not considered a time restricted mitzvah<\/i> (Har Tzvi<\/i> O.C. #118) and as such women are encouraged to take part in this bracha<\/i> of appreciation.<\/p>\n The sefer Kaf Hachayim (<\/i>226: 7-8) describes a custom among the Sephardim<\/i>\u00a0to say this bracha<\/i> with a minyan<\/i> followed by kaddish<\/i> in addition to several other rituals.<\/p>\n There is a rabbinical debate as to whether one can say this blessing on a tree that has been grafted from two species (Kaf HaChayim<\/i> 225:26, 226:11).<\/p>\n With this bracha<\/i> we praise G-d\u2019s ongoing renewal of creation during the season of redemption in which we renew our commitment to serving Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cHai man denafik beyomei Nissan vechazi elanei d\u2019ka milbalvi omer\u2026\u201d (Tractate Brachot 43b) If one goes outside during the month of Nissan and sees trees that are blossoming he recites a blessing (Birkat Ha’Ilanot). The bracha is noted in the tractate Brachot and the Code of Jewish Law (O.C. 226). Baruch atah Adonay Elohaynu melech […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/i>(Tractate Brachot<\/em> 43b)<\/p>\n