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The meaning of this blessing is: One thanks God—הַטּוֹב—Who is good to the listener because He gladdened his heart; וְהַמֵּטִיב—and He is good to the one to whom the good occurrence happened.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "3. One who hears good tidings concerning only himself, recites the blessing שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "heading", "english": "ON HEARING BAD TIDINGS", "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "1. One who hears bad tidings, such as the demise of a friend or an important person, recites the blessing דַּיָּן הָאֱמֶת. Obviously, if one was witness to such an event, one recites this blessing.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "2. The two blessings over good and bad news are recited only if the news was heard from a reliable source (i.e. a reliable witness).", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "heading", "english": "IMMERSION OF UTENSILS", "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "1. Before dishes and utensils can be used in the kosher kitchen, they must acquire a measure of holiness, which is conferred through the ritual immersion in a mikveh, a pool of naturally gathered water.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "2. Vessels may also be immersed in certain natural bodies of water, such as the ocean.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "3. Immersion is required only for utensils manufactured or once owned by a non-Jew.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "4. Preparation for immersion consists of the removal of any substance that would intervene between the water of the mikveh and the surface of the utensil, such as dust, rust, stickers, glue from labels, and price markings.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "5. A vessel made of metal or glass with which one eats, drinks, cooks, fries, or heats up water for drinking, requires immersion with a blessing. Examples include: Correlle dishes, silverware, pots and pans, kettles, and those parts of a mixer and blender that come in direct contact with food.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "6. Consult a Rabbi for information on which types of utensils are immersed without reciting a blessing.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "7. When immersing several items at the same time, only one blessing is said, replacing its final word, כְּלִי (sing. vessel), with כֵּלִים (pl. vessels).", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "heading", "english": "SEPARATING CHALLAH", "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "1. When the Jewish People first came to the Land of Israel, one of the many gifts they were commanded to give to the Kohanim, who served in the Beit Hamikdash, was a portion of their dough—\"the first and the best\"—known as \"Challah.\"", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "2. In remembrance of this gift, and in anticipation of the future Redemption and the third Beit Hamikdash, we observe the mitzvah of separating the Challah portion.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "3. Challah is separated after the flour and liquid are mixed together, while the dough is still whole, before it has been divided and shaped into loaves. Before the piece of dough is separated, recite the blessing לְהַפְרִישׁ חַלָּה.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "4. Then remove a small piece, approximately one ounce, from the dough. Immediately after separating Challah (whether or not a blessing is required), say \"הֲרֵי זוֹ חַלָּה\" (This is challah).", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "5. Today, since we cannot give the Challah to a Kohen, and since we may not use it ourselves, the prevailing custom is to burn this piece separately (e.g., in a piece of aluminum foil).", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "6. It should be burned in the oven, preferably in the broiler. However, if one burns the Challah inside the oven, it should not be burned at the same time anything is being baked.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} }, { "type": "Passage", "english": "7. If one forgot to separate Challah before baking, or if the batter is loose and one cannot separate Challah before baking, it may be separated after baking.", "englishOnly": true, "transliteration": {} } ], "footer": [] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Annotated Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Shehecheyanu / Affixing a Mezuzah / On Lightning, Thunder, etc. / On Seeing a Rainbow / On Hearing Good Tidings", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated/1138-1138-596-596-selected-laws-and-customs-shehecheyanu-affixing-a-mezuzah-on-lightning-thunder-etc-on-seeing-a-rainbow-on-hearing-good-tidings.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Minchah / Maariv / Atah Chonantanu / Prayer Before Retiring", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated/1140-1140-598-598-selected-laws-and-customs-minchah-maariv-atah-chonantanu-prayer-before-retiring.json" } ] }