Assertion: blessing | /r/HasProperty | said
Facets:
value: before fulfilling commandments
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The priest or deacon makes the sign of the cross over the recipient as the blessing is said.
text: Blessing is a pronouncement of good fortune and is mentioned 463 times in the Bible.
text: Each kohen's tallit is draped over his head and hands so that the congregation cannot see his hands while the blessing is said.
text: When several reasons apply (such as the beginning of Passover, together with the mitzvot of matzah, marror, etc.), the blessing is only said once.
text: When any of these blessings are done for the first time that year, the blessing of she'he'cheyanu is said.
text: In some Sephardic rites and in the German community originating in Frankfurt it is done before drinking wine and or eating bread, alone or with the wine (such as would be done before a Sabbath or festive meal) at which time this blessing is said:
text: Some commentators have suggested that the reason is that no blessing is said before fulfilling commandments which do not involve any action (for example, leaving the corner of the field for the poor), or the observance of which is possible only in undesirable circumstances (for example, granting a divorce, or the return of stolen goods).
text: In certain cases it is doubtful whether a blessing should be said.
text: Surprisingly, neither party holds that the blessing over bread refers to the actual bread that we hold in our hands at the time when the blessing is said.
text: The blessing over the wine is said, as well as the prayer separating the holy from the everyday, but not the prayers over the havdalah candle or the spices (except for the conclusion of Yom Kippur when the prayer over the havdalah candle is recited).
text: The blessing is said only if the fruit is ripe (not dried).
text: If there was some mishap during travel from which one was saved, then all agree that the blessing should be said, even though under usual circumstances it would not need to be said.