Measuring Distance for the Tefilat HaDerech Prayer
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Question
Hello, It is known that to recite the Tefilat HaDerech blessing, a person must be at a distance of a parsah (5 km) from an inhabited area. Suppose a person leaves the city of Torah, Bnei Brak, and gets on a highway. And suppose he has distanced himself about 5 km from his city, but the place where he is might be 5 km from the nearest inhabited area. Is the 5 km measured from the city he left, or from the place where he is currently traveling, to the nearest inhabited area?
Answer
Hello and a good month
The measurement is from the place where he is currently. If there are still 4.8 km left to the destination, the blessing is recited. If not, the blessing is not recited.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 110