When a person is saved from a non-life-threatening danger (e.g., a wall fell on him but he was unharmed) but the danger itself was not fully realized — does HaGomel apply?
Synopsis
The Biur Halacha notes that for sea and desert, HaGomel is required even if no storm or attack actually occurred. The blessing commemorates the structural danger of the journey, not a specific threatening event.
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