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Hilchos Tefillin 47 (page 152)
מסימן מז סעיף ד עד סעיף ט
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Listening to a Shiur Before Birchos HaTorah
When Learning is Required Immediately After Davening
Considering Ahavas Olam of Ma'ariv as Birchos HaTorah
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Listening to a shiur before Birchos HaTorah
Some
poskim permit thinking Torah thoughts prior to
Birchos HaTorah since thought is not considered speech. Other
poskim hold that although thought is not considered speech,
Birchos HaTorah are still required because Torah thoughts are also a
mitzva (the commandment of "and you shall think about it"). The
poskim discuss whether listening to Torah speech is considered like speaking or thinking. One aspect of the discussion is the question of listening to recorded Torah. It is permissible to perform
mitzvos before
Birchos HaTorah even though the person doing the
mitzva will think about the halachos while doing it.
(
סעיף ד וס"ק ה ו־ז; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 10)
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When learning is required immediately after davening
Someone who realized in middle of
pesukei dezimra that he forgot to recite
Birchos HaTorah should recite them at that point. If he already began the
berachos of
Shema he should bear in mind to fulfill the obligation while reciting Ahavah Rabbah (Ahavas Olam, for
nusach
Sefard). He should learn some Torah immediately after Shemoneh Esrei to help the
beracha take effect, and he should be careful not to interrupt with mundane talk before this learning. According to some
poskim, if he did not learn immediately after Shemoneh Esrei
, his prior recitation of
Shema can be considered learning
b'dieved. Many
poskim, however, do not consider
Shema as learning and require
Birchos HaTorah if learning did not take place right after Shemoneh Esrei.
(
סעיף ז-ח, ס"ק יג, טו ו־יז, וביה"ל ד"ה אם; ביאורים ומוספעם דרשו, 18)
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Considering
Ahavas Olam of
ma'ariv as
Birchos HaTorah
The
beracha of Ahavas Olam recited during
ma'ariv can also count as
Birchos HaTorah if needed (as we will learn tomorrow). The
poskim discuss whether a bar mitzva boy must bear in mind to fulfill his obligation this way on the night of his bar mitzvah, since when he said the
beracha in the morning he was only obligated
mid'rabonon, but by evening he is obligated
mid'oraisa.
(
ס"ק יג; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 16)
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- According to many poskim, Birchos HaTorah are d'oraisa, and a question about them is treated stringently as a safek d'oraisa. Other poskim, however, hold that these berachos are only mid'rabonon.
- All forms of Torah (Mikra, Mishna, Gemara, Halacha and Medrash) require Birchos HaTorah and may not be studied prior to their recitation. Using Torah phrases as figures of speech does not require Birchos HaTorah.
- The first of Birchos HaTorah is a beracha on the mitzva similar to the beracha recited before performing all mitzvos. The second beracha praises Hashem for His gift of the Torah and is an appreciation of the Torah.
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- Interrupting between the berachos and learning Torah
- Are Birchos HaTorah required every day?
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