Shehecheyanu on Money
Question
Should one recite the blessing 'Ha-Tov Ve-Ha-Metiv' or 'Shehecheyanu' on a significant amount of money received as a gift?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
Yes. On a significant amount that brings joy to a person, one should recite a blessing.
If it is given to one person alone, he should recite 'Shehecheyanu'.
If however, it is given to him and also to his family or others, then he should recite 'Ha-Tov Ve-Ha-Metiv'.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
About the Rabbi
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 222, Seif 1
On good news that is for him alone, he recites 'Shehecheyanu'. If it is for him and others, he recites 'Ha-Tov Ve-Ha-Metiv'.
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