What is the text of the blessing recited upon seeing the new moon?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules the blessing is 'asher b'ma'amaro bara shekhakim...'; the Gemara in Sanhedrin implies that 'mechadeish chadashim' is also valid b'dieved.
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