Standing during the Blessing of Lightning and Thunder

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Question

Hello. In the blessing 'Who performs the act of creation' or 'Whose power and greatness fill the world' — should a person say it standing? If so, why?

Answer

Hello

In the blessing of lightning and thunder, as in other blessings of praise, there is no need to stand.

However, some have the custom to stand.

Source

In Pri Megadim (introduction to the laws of blessings, letter 18, and in Siman 352, letter 3) it is written that there is no need to stand.

And our teacher, the Gaon, Rabbi Ovadia Fried, shlita, proved this from the Gemara (Sanhedrin 42a) that the blessing of the moon is said standing because it is a meeting with the Shechinah, and it is explained that without this, the blessing would be said sitting, even though it is a blessing of praise.

However, the opinion of the Yaavetz (in his siddur, laws of morning blessings) is that all blessings of praise and thanks should be said standing.

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