Friday, July 5, 2019

halacha - Bracha on an indirect view of lightning



The general practice is to make a bracha on the sky illuminating from lightning without actually seeing the bolt.


Does anyone know a source for this? Is this the most appropriate practice?


Also, can one make a bracha on a room illuminated from lightning from behind a curtain?



Answer



Sefer Piskei Teshuvos (227:3, footnote 13) brings a few sources that one does not need to see the actual bolt.


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