Blessings on the Torah for Interruptions Between Night Sleeps

Blessings on the Torah

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Question

Hello, If a person falls asleep in the evening and intends to go back to sleep for approximately the same amount of time he slept, is he required to recite the blessings on the Torah to study during the break between parts of sleep?

Answer

Hello,

If one did not sleep a fixed sleep on the bed, but rather 'dozed off' temporarily, he should not recite the blessing upon awakening, but only after he has slept his full night's sleep.

However, if he slept a fixed sleep and wants to get up for some time and then go back to sleep, he should recite the blessing when he gets up in the middle of the night, and then he does not recite it when he gets up in the morning.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Morning Blessings and Other Blessings, Siman 47, Seif 13
One who rises before dawn recites the entire order of blessings.

Mishna Berura, Siman 47, SK 30
(30) Before dawn - and even if one rises after midnight for some matter and intends to go back to sleep for a fixed sleep, he can still recite all these blessings and will not need to recite them again when he rises in the morning.

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