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The motion were good. Excellent. Okay, good morning everybody. Welcome. Today's class is graciously dedicated by Dr. Daniel Grober. Thank you very much, Dr. Grober, and a lot of blessings and success and all and thank you for your partnership. We are up to We started the Maimer La'havin Inyan Ha'brachas. To understand the concept of blessings and Torah Ohr Parshas Bereishis from to page 12. The paragraph of Va'ata Novai L'vayer Inyan Bais Brachos Rishonos Shel Nisuin. The second paragraph on the page, page 12. In the Hebrew, it's Vav, column three. Daf Vav, column three. We started a few lines last time. It was a long introduction. So, I'll just start from the paragraph again. I'll start over again. Va'ata now, after everything explained before, which we discussed in the previous classes, Novai will come L'vayer Inyan Bais Brachos Rishonos Shel Nisuin. When I come to explain the first two Brachos, the first two blessings of Nisuin, of marriage, when someone gets married, whether today we do it under the Chuppah or during the Sheva Brachos, so the first two blessings that are connected to marriage, you have the blessing Borei Pri Ha'gafen and you have the blessing She'hakol Baruch L'chvod Ha'da'as. But he says Bais Brachos Rishonos Shel Nisuin that are directly connected to marriage She'yotzeir Ha'adam Asher Yotzar Es Ha'adam B'Tzalmo. The first is Yotzeir Ha'adam because I was He says Bais Brachos Rishonos Shel Nisuin, you have She'hakol Baruch L'chvod Ha'da'as.
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