Berachos of Praise

Birchos Re’iyah, Shevach, V’Hodaah There are berachos for: Rainbows. Earthquakes. Bodies of water. The desert. Cemeteries. Old friends. Exceptional creatures. Miracles. And more. These “uncommon” blessings are…not so uncommon. Many fine Jews refrain from saying them either because they aren’t aware of them, or they (mistakenly) believe that today nearly everything is a situation of doubt, so it is better not to say anything. With this important sefer, respected Torah teacher and talmid chacham Rabbi Yehoshua Freilich brings clarity to an often-neglected area of halachah. Carefully sourced and organized for easy use, readers can now bring these blessings — and blessing — back into their lives. Rabbi Yehoshua Freilich has been a leading force in women’s education for over forty years. As dean and founder of Bnot Chayil seminary and subsequently Baer Miriam seminary in Yerushalayim, he has been a constant inspiration to its hundreds of students. He has given halachah shiurim to students