I recently attended a college graduation, and one of the parents decided to recite shehecheyanu to celebrate the occasion. I have never heard of someone doing this -- is there any basis for saying it?
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Is there anything wrong with saying it?– ScimonsterJun 20, 2014 at 9:32
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The Bracha can be said on something that happens infrequently (check) and from which someone derives simcha from (check). Obviously its better not to blithely say brachos and thus some are makpid to buy a new suit or something and have that in mind to make the bracha– Shoel U'MeishivJun 20, 2014 at 9:52
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1An even more appropriaet Bracha would be "Hatov Vehamaitiv"– DanFJun 20, 2014 at 13:16
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2Welcome to Mi Yodeya, and thanks for bringing your question here! I hope you'll look around the site and find other information that brings you joy, perhaps starting with our 24 other shehechayanu questions. Please edit your profile and give yourself a name!– Isaac Moses ♦Jun 20, 2014 at 14:36
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Nafkamina has a point. In my shul, the rav has a Bar Mitzvah boy's family (as well as himself) say Shehechiyanu in shul. In the case of college graduation, esp. if someone finally became a doctor after about 12 years between undergrad., grad. interns, etc. - I would also say "She'asah Nissim" ;-) ;-)– DanFJun 20, 2014 at 16:50
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This prayer is a celebration of life. It can therefore be recited whenever something happens and which is a new experience. This includes graduation from school, college, etc. It seems to me that one could even say it on waking in the morning, although we do have other prayers for this.
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