Obligation to Bless Immediately After Lightning and Thunder

Miscellaneous blessings

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Question

Is it necessary to bless immediately after hearing the first thunder and seeing the first lightning?

Answer

It is obligatory to bless for every hearing of thunder and seeing of lightning, but when one blesses for the first lightning and thunder, it exempts the rest. Therefore, if one did not bless for the first lightning and thunder, they missed the blessing for that lightning and thunder, and thus it is necessary to bless after hearing the first thunder and seeing the first lightning.

Source

Responsa Noda BiYehuda, Part 1, Orach Chaim 41, Azmera Leshimcha (79-80)

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