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| Monday, 01 September 2008 08:17 |
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Dear Rabbi, I want to know who, when, and why we should say the ‘HAGOMEL’? Can you explain why it is said only on Shabbat? Answer: The bracha known as ‘birkat hagomel’ should be said after a recovery from a illness or dangerous journey or after an air flight or sea crossing. Women also say it after giving birth. Usually it is said in public (minyan). A man may say it after an Aliya to the Torah or Hagbaha. But this is not compulsory. A man or woman can say this bracha anywhere. The bracha says, ‘We thank ‘G-D who bestows much good on us’. In Hebrew: ‘….HAGOMEL LECHAYAVIMTOVOT SHGEMALANI KOL TOV’. The response is: ‘AMEN. MAY G-D CONTINUE TO BESTOW ON YOU MUCH GOOD. SELA.’ |
