Siman - Berachos Daf 58
- ברוך חכם הרזים
One who sees a multitude of Jews (600,000) recites ברוך חכם הרזים (Blessed [are You] … Sage of the secrets), acknowledging that Hashem knows everyone’s secret thoughts.
- Rav Sheishess and the king
2. The Gemara elaborates on the importance of greeting a king,(which we initially learned on daf ט) relating the incident of the blind Rav Sheishess, who was able to discern when the king passed by in his procession. When the first two troops passed by, each followed by loud noise, Rav Sheishess knew that the king was not yet approaching. After the third troop passed by and it fell silent, he knew that the king was about to pass.
Rav Sheishess explained that he knew this from the verses (Melachim I 19:11-12) describing how Eliyahu discerned Hashem’s presence not in the midst of three loud noises, (great wind, an earthquake and a fire) but rather when there was a still, thin sound (קול דממה דקה). He said, since “earthly royalty reflects Heavenly royalty,” there must be a similar chain of events when an earthly king appears.
- שהחיינו on a friend
One who sees a friend after a lapse of thirty days recites שהחיינו; if the lapse is twelve months, he says ברוך מחיה המתים (Blessed [are You] … Who resurrects the dead(.
