#5985 -Much More Must Blessings!
See question s above. We must add to the above questions the following one:
Q. 3132 Sefira Baby Blessings Q. If someone had a baby girl during the mourning weeks of Sefiras Haomer, should he recite the brocho of Shehecheyanu?
Poskim disagree if there is a source or reason at all, to avoid reciting Shehecheyanu during the weeks of Sefira; some maintain there is not. (Levushei Mordechai 153, Likutei Mahariach, Keren Ledovid 119 and others).
Others maintain there is a source and it should be avoided. (Eliahu Zuta 493, quoting Rabbenu Yerucham, and others).
Mishna Berura (493: 2) quotes Ma’amar Mordechai that although our tradition is to avoid reciting Shehecheyanu during the weeks of Sefira, when one does encounter such an occasion, one may recite this bracha. Kovetz Halochos (8: 5) rules similarly.
Some maintain, that when possible one should wait until Shabbos. (Leket Yosher p.97, Dover Meshorim 26. and others) The above may not apply to the bracha of Shehecheyanu recited for a new born, since it has a time limit. (See next questions).
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as advised by Horav Aharon Miller Shlit’a
May 26, 2022
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: July 5, 2026