The blessing on the trees - Birkat Ha'ilanot - during the month of Nissan belongs to the category of the blessings we recite on seeing wondrous things, for example, the ocean, lightening, a rainbow, passing through a place where a miracle happened etc.
Birkat Ha'ilanot is accordingly recited on seeing the wondrous renewal in nature, as the fruit trees blossom, in anticipation of our benefit from these trees, while acknowledging the deeper aspects of nature's renewal, and the connection of man with the botanic kingdom.
Birkat Ha'ilanot day outside
Going to the country for the Birkat Ha'ilanot and having children to take pictures
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