What is the minimum distance for which the traveler's blessing must be recited?
Synopsis
One should only recite the traveler's blessing with closing formula ('Baruch...') if traveling at least a parsah (approximately 4 km). For less than a parsah, one should not recite the blessing with closing formula, unless one is traveling through a known dangerous place.
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