Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Brachos – Keitzad Mevarchin: Night Seder Chabura, Wednesday night – Cheshvan 18, Daf 35a (10/28/26)

Continue learning גמרא דף לה “אשכחן כרם until  the two dots. 

Write out a list of the different sources for Bracha Rishona 

On Monday night we learnt “תוס’ דף לה. “לפניו לכ״ש and “תוס’ סוכה דף כו: “ולא בירך אחריו and רא”ש ברכות פרק ו’ ס’ טז brought three proofs that the ק”ו is not absolute and does not obligated a Bracha Rishona M’Doraaisa.

Questions:

Why is the logic of the קל וחומר not binding?

See רא”ש ברכות פרק ו’ ס’ טז

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37952&st=&pgnum=210

Is the סברא of אסור ליהנות מעולם הזה בלי ברכה an obligation from the Torah or from the Rabanan? 

Learn תוס’ “אלא סברא

In conclusion is a Bracha Rishona an obligation from the Torah or from the Rabanan? 

Learn ר”ח (on the side of the Gemara) 

and תוס’ רא”ש

Learn לחם משנה על הרמב”ם ה’ ברכות ב:יד

Learn פני יהושע & צל”ח 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9703&st=&pgnum=57

According to the פני יהושע who says that Bracha Rishona is M’Doraaisa in some instances how does he explain why a בעל קרי and a פועל may not recite a Bracha Rishona?

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