Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim · Siman 228
Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 228 — English translation
Translation: Sefaria Community Translation. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.
- 1Upon oceans, rivers, hills, mountains, and deserts one says, "Blessed are you, God our Lord, king of the world, creator of the original (first) creations." And upon the great ocean, and that is the ocean that is crossed to Israel and to Egypt one says, "Blessed are you, God our Lord, king of the world, creator of the great ocean."
- 2Not on every river should you recite the blessing, but rather on the 4 rivers, as it is written "like Chidekel and Euphrates." And he who saw them in a place that wasn't normally walked by people.
- 3And not on every hill and mountain should you recite the blessing, but rather only on hills and mountains that stand out as recognizably great and awe-inspiring.
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ברכת ימים ונהרות הרים וגבעות. ובו ג סעיפים:
על ימים ונהרות הרים וגבעות ומדבריות אומר ברוך אתה יי אמ"ה עושה מעשה בראשית ועל הים הגדול והוא הים שעוברים בו לארץ ישראל ולמצרים אומר ברוך אתה ה' אלהינו מלך העולם עושה הים הגדול:
לא על כל הנהרות מברך אלא על ארבע נהרות דכתיבי בקרא כמו חדקל ופרת והוא שראה אותם במקום שלא נשתנה מהלכם ע"י אדם:
ולא על כל הרים וגבעות מברך אלא דוקא על הרים וגבעות המשונים וניכרת גבורת הבורא בהם:
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