{"id":17650,"date":"2026-04-17T14:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17650"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:27:07","slug":"shehecheyanu-blessing-during-the-omer","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/shehecheyanu-blessing-during-the-omer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Shehecheyanu&#8221; Blessing During the Omer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">Maran the Mishna Berurah<\/b> (Siman 493, 2) ruled that if a person happens upon something that requires the <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"112\">Shehecheyanu<\/b> blessing, they should recite it. <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"158\">Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky<\/b> of blessed memory explained that the <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"217\">Mishna Berurah<\/b> did not mean only if it &#8220;happens&#8221; by chance, but rather that it is permitted initially to seek out something new in order to recite <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"364\">Shehecheyanu<\/b>. One who examines the authorities will see that many stated there is no source or trace of a custom to avoid reciting <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"495\">Shehecheyanu<\/b> during the Omer, as elaborated by the author of <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"556\">Levushei Mordechai<\/i> (Siman 153), the <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"592\">Kaf HaChayim<\/b> (Siman 493, 4), and <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"625\">Maran<\/b> in <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"634\">Yabia Omer<\/b> (Vol. 3, Siman 26). However, those who are stringent have upon whom to rely, as <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"725\">Rabbeinu Yerucham<\/b>\u2014one of the great early authorities (<i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"779\">Rishonim<\/i>)\u2014explicitly wrote not to recite <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"820\">Shehecheyanu<\/b> during these days because they are days of judgment. I found similarly in the book <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"916\">Leket Yosher<\/i>, who was a student of the <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"955\">Terumat HaDeshen<\/i>, in <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"976\">Ollelot Ephraim<\/i>, and in the book <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1009\">Tzror HaMor<\/i>. Therefore, one who has a custom not to recite <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1068\">Shehecheyanu<\/b> would require the annulment of vows (<i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1118\">Hatarat Nedarim<\/i>) to be able to recite it during these days (<b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1178\">Tosafot Chayim<\/b> on the <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1200\">Chayei Adam<\/i>). <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1214\">We<\/b> add that according to the <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1243\">Ben Ish Chai<\/b>, even for those who are stringent, it is certainly permitted on the Shabbats of the Omer, on <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1349\">Lag BaOmer<\/b>, and on <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"1368\">Rosh Chodesh<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-17650","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Shehecheyanu&quot; Blessing During the Omer - Ish Tsadik<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/shehecheyanu-blessing-during-the-omer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Shehecheyanu&quot; Blessing During the Omer - Ish Tsadik\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maran the Mishna Berurah (Siman 493, 2) ruled that if a person happens upon something that requires the Shehecheyanu blessing, they should recite it. 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