Heard Thunder and Saw Lightning at the Same Time
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Question
If one blessed for lightning and during the conversation heard thunder or vice versa, does the blessing cover both?
Answer
One blessing covers both, and there is no need to bless again.
Source
In the glosses of the Gaon, Rabbi Chaim of Sanz [Siman 237], it is written that one should also bless the second blessing because at the beginning of the blessing he intended only for what he heard, and if he blessed for the lightning, he did not cover the thunder and vice versa. However, in Chayei Adam [Klal 63, Ot 7], it is written that if the thunder follows immediately after the lightning, one should not bless for it. Azmera Leshimcha (79-80)