Judaica Trivia

Courtesy of Rabbi Lehmann, my Seudah Shlishit entertainment today was a quiest to figure out the 4 blessings that are said once a year, no matter where one is (AKA, things said only once a year in Israel but twice in the diaspora don't count, nor do things that happen once in a lifetime, or sporadically, etc). So, this list, finally:

1. Blessing for first seeing a flowering tree in Nisan (which has just started)
2. Blessing on the Yom Kippur candles
3. The blessing at the end of the insert to the service for Tisha B'Av
4. The blessing for Bi'ur Khametz (searching for and burning leavened bread products just prior to Passover)

It took us a whole bunch of hints and help- but it was awfully fun. I just wish I had more patience for riddles.

Judaica Trivia

Courtesy of Rabbi Lehmann, my Seudah Shlishit entertainment today was a quiest to figure out the 4 blessings that are said once a year, no matter where one is (AKA, things said only once a year in Israel but twice in the diaspora don't count, nor do things that happen once in a lifetime, or sporadically, etc). So, this list, finally:

1. Blessing for first seeing a flowering tree in Nisan (which has just started)
2. Blessing on the Yom Kippur candles
3. The blessing at the end of the insert to the service for Tisha B'Av
4. The blessing for Bi'ur Khametz (searching for and burning leavened bread products just prior to Passover)

It took us a whole bunch of hints and help- but it was awfully fun. I just wish I had more patience for riddles.