- דיין האמת והטוב והמטיב
The Gemara illustrates the meaning of making a berachah of דיין האמת (the True Judge) on a calamity that has the potential to have a favorable outcome, and making the berachah of הטוב והמטיב (Who is good and does good) on a favorable occurrence that has the potential for a calamitous outcome:
- One should recite דין האמת on his field being flooded, even though there will be a favorable outcome in that the accumulation of sediment will improve his land.
- One should recite הטוב והמטיב on finding an object, even though the King might hear of it and take it from him.
- The berachah of Asher Yatzar
The Gemara details the various berachos of Hamapil, Asher yatzar, Elokai neshamah and the 15 birkas hashachar.
- There is a machlokes regarding the concluding berachah of Asher yatzar:
- Rav says it should be רופא חולים – Who heals the sick.
- Objecting that this would portray everyone as sick, whereas healthy people also recite the berachah, Shmuel holds that the proper ending is רופא כל בשר – Who heals all flesh.
- Rav Sheishess says it should be מפליא לעשות – Who does wonders.
- Rav Pappa rules to incorporate both the endings of Shmuel and Rav Sheishess, resulting in our text of רופא כל בשר ומפליא לעשות – Who heals all flesh and does wonders.
- What Hashem does is for the best
3. R’ Akiva said that one should always be accustomed to say כל דעביד רחמנא לטב עביד – Whatever the Merciful one does, He does for the best.
The Gemara relates the story of R’ Akiva traveling and being denied lodging in a city. He saidכל דעביד רחמנא לטב and went to sleep in a field. That night a wind blew out his lamp, a cat ate his rooster and a lion ate his donkey, after which he repeated כל דעביד רחמנא לטב.
The next day R’ Akiva learned that an army had come by the previous night and captured the city that had denied him lodging. Had his lamp had not blown out, the soldiers would have seen him and captured him. Likewise, had his rooster and donkey not been eaten, the soldiers would have discovered him after hearing his animals make noise.
