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Why Isn't There a Tefila for Fertility?
Within Shmoneh Esrai we daven for everyone of these items below, except for childbirth. Why?
R' Yochanan said: Three keys the Holy One blessed be He has retained in His own hands and not entrusted ...
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Source for not saying Mazel Tov when pregnant
There seems to be a custom of not saying Mazel Tov on hearing news or observing that someone is pregnant (there are even those that correct others that say Mazel Tov). Instead they say Beshaah Tovah, ...
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Does the grandfather make a blessing on seeing his granddaughter for the first time?
The father of a new girl makes the shehechiyanu blessing on seeing his daughter for the first time.
Does the grandfather make a beracha ? He has not seen the child before and is surely joyful. (See ...
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The blessing of Pru U'rvu
"The reason why a mule cannot reproduce is because is wasn't blessed by the blessing of Pru U'rvu during the Six Days of Creation. "
Someone showed this to me while I was learning in Israel. I ...
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Shehechiyanu for baby girl during the 3 weeks / 9 days
Someone recently mentioned to me that a bracha is made when a baby is born. For a boy, the bracha hatov vehameitiv is said, and for a girl the bracha is shehechianu.
Is the shehechianu bracha for a ...
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One's Jewish Birthday in Judaism
Is one's Jewish birthday a day of עת רצון (time of will) regarding prayer?
Is there a source for giving berachos to people on one's birthday?
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Blessings on Birthdays
There is apparently a practice among contemporary Jews of giving out blessings on one's birthday. Is there any source for this in the Jewish tradition?
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Why do we say besha tova instead of mazal tov?
When a person hears that someone is pregnant the traditional response is besha tova, instead of mazal tov. Why is that?
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Bentching Ha-Gommel after a Birth
After a woman gives birth many have the custom of reciting the blessing of "ha-gommel" (a blessing of Thanks.) Until how long after a birth may this blessing by recited? (i.e. can it be said even a ...
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Birth Bracha Question
What Bracha do you make on the birth of a child? What Bracha is made on a Boy? What Bracha on a Girl? When is this Bracha Made?
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