If I Forgot to Say the Morning Blessings...

I Forgot to say Birchos Hashachar. What do I do now?

We recite a series of brachos known as Birchos Hashachar (the morning brachos) every morning upon awakening. One of them is Elokai Neshamah, praising Hashem for returning our neshamah to us when we awaken. We also say Birchos Hatorah, the brachos recited prior to the mitzvah of Torah study, which cover all of the Torah studied throughout the rest of the day.

If we forgot to say Birchos Hashachar before davening, we should say them afterwards—with the exception of Birchos Hatorah. The reason is that the second brachah preceding Shema, Ahavas Olam, also speaks of Torah study, making Birchos Hatorah redundant. However, some Torah must be studied immediately after davening so that Ahavas Olam should serve as the brachah preceding that mitzvah.

There is an opinion in poskim that the brachah of Mechayeh Hameisim in Shemoneh Esrei—which praises Hashem for reviving the dead—also makes Elokai Neshamah superfluous. Elokai Neshamah should lechatchilah (ideally) be recited before davening to avoid this issue.

If we forgot to say Birchos Hashachar, but realize after saying Baruch She’amar, then Elokai Neshamah and Birchos Hatorah should be recited between the end of Yishtabach and beginning the brachah of Yotzer Ohr—which is the best point during davening for making absolutely necessary interruptions. In fact, some poskim say that if we realize in the middle of Pesukei D’zimrah that we haven’t said Birchos Hatorah, we should say them at once, so that no more pesukim (verses) of Torah are said without being preceded by Birchos Hatorah. #449

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Practical Halacha: One minute a day. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, shlita, Mara D'asra and member of the Badatz of Crown Heights.