Prof. Levine via Avodah
2014-10-08 15:22:49 UTC
From the article at
http://seforim.blogspot.com/2014/10/visiting-zoos-in-halacha.html
Zoos are hotspots on Chol Hamoed. Standing together with the rest of
Brooklyn or Yerushalayim, trying to give your children a glimpse of a
penguin or seal or elephant, is always a pleasant way to spend a day.
But what do the poskim have to say about visiting the zoo? [1]
The Gemara in Berachos (58b) notes that if one sees a monkey or an
elephant he should make the brachah "M'shaneh habriyos."This halachah
is brought in the Tur and Shulchan Aruch. [2] There are a few
questions to ask about this brachah. How often should the brachah be
made? That is actually a machlokes Rishonim. The Ravi, known as the
second Raavad, says that one makes this brachah of "M'shaneh
habriyos" only once in 30 days on any specific animal, i.e., a
particular elephant. However, if you see another animal, that is, a
second elephant, you can make another M'shaneh Habriyos even within
30 days of the first brachah. [3] The Radvaz quotes this Ravi. [4]
However, the Tur quotes a Raavad that one only makes such a brachah
once in a lifetime, as the effect that seeing this animal has on a
person is a onetime thing. The Tur himself argues and says that, as
the Ravi said, after 30 days one can make a brachah on the same
animal again. The Mechaber paskens like the Raavad, and the Rema
paskens like the Tur. The Shulchan Aruch Harav says when we say that
this brachah is made only once in a lifetime, that refers to each
kind of animal. [5] This is the opinion in Rabbi Aaron Eichorn's
Mishnah Berurah [6] as well as that of Rav Elyashiv,[7] among others.
However, the Shulchan Shlomo [8] and Aruch Hashulchan argue and are
of the opinion that one can make the brachah again on this same
animal after 30 days. [9] This is also the opinion of the Chazon Ish.
See the above URL for more. YL
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http://seforim.blogspot.com/2014/10/visiting-zoos-in-halacha.html
Zoos are hotspots on Chol Hamoed. Standing together with the rest of
Brooklyn or Yerushalayim, trying to give your children a glimpse of a
penguin or seal or elephant, is always a pleasant way to spend a day.
But what do the poskim have to say about visiting the zoo? [1]
The Gemara in Berachos (58b) notes that if one sees a monkey or an
elephant he should make the brachah "M'shaneh habriyos."This halachah
is brought in the Tur and Shulchan Aruch. [2] There are a few
questions to ask about this brachah. How often should the brachah be
made? That is actually a machlokes Rishonim. The Ravi, known as the
second Raavad, says that one makes this brachah of "M'shaneh
habriyos" only once in 30 days on any specific animal, i.e., a
particular elephant. However, if you see another animal, that is, a
second elephant, you can make another M'shaneh Habriyos even within
30 days of the first brachah. [3] The Radvaz quotes this Ravi. [4]
However, the Tur quotes a Raavad that one only makes such a brachah
once in a lifetime, as the effect that seeing this animal has on a
person is a onetime thing. The Tur himself argues and says that, as
the Ravi said, after 30 days one can make a brachah on the same
animal again. The Mechaber paskens like the Raavad, and the Rema
paskens like the Tur. The Shulchan Aruch Harav says when we say that
this brachah is made only once in a lifetime, that refers to each
kind of animal. [5] This is the opinion in Rabbi Aaron Eichorn's
Mishnah Berurah [6] as well as that of Rav Elyashiv,[7] among others.
However, the Shulchan Shlomo [8] and Aruch Hashulchan argue and are
of the opinion that one can make the brachah again on this same
animal after 30 days. [9] This is also the opinion of the Chazon Ish.
See the above URL for more. YL
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