Responsa על ברכות 120:5
Shut min haShamayim
Regarding the morning blessings1listed in the Talmud, Berakhot 60b:5, we have a doubt. Some say that each and every one should be recited at its appropriate time, and only if there is an opportunity to do or encounter the action that the blessing refers to. For example, if one did not hear a rooster crow, one would not recite the blessing "Who gives wisdom to the rooster." If one sleeps in their clothes, they would not recite the blessing "Who clothes the naked." Similarly, if one walks barefoot, such as on Tisha B'av or on Yom Kippur, they would not recite the blessing "Who has provided all my needs."2This opinion, with caveats, is cited in Tosafot on Berakhot 60b:5. I asked [in my dream] if this is truly the law, or whether it follows those who say that one recites the full set of blessings even after the action or even if the action does not present itself that day.
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