Hi,
Should an
insomniac recite HaMapil if he might not be able to sleep?
The
berachah of HaMapil, first recorded in the Talmud and then appearing in
alternative forms in the works of early halachic authorities, thanks G-d for
enabling human beings to sleep.
Some
authorities view this berachah as personal, thanking HaShem for our own sleep
experience, and according to them one who fears he won't fall asleep should not
recite the berachah. Most authorities disagree, though, viewing the berachah as
general praise of HaShem for His gift to humanity; according to this view,
insomniacs recite the berachah regardless of their own prospects for sleep.
(Berachot 60b; Tur and Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 239:1; Eliyah Rabbah 239:3; Chayyei
Adam 35:3; B'Tzel haChachmah 5:166:4; Biur Halachah 239 samuch; Yechaveh
Daas 4:21; Teshuvos v'Hanhagos 2:131; Shut Migdal Tzofim Orach Chaim 2:5)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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