I believe we left off with some berachot (blessings) that we don't say for some reason. I would like to add one to the list: someone who goes to let blood. There are buses that come here once a month for blood donation. You go donate blood. It helps regenerate the blood production, so you take some blood out, and then you have new blood. The Shulchan Aruch says: Omer, he says the following: Yehi ratzon (May it be Your will), Hashem, that this should be a refuah (healing) for me. Again, people do it for health reasons. If it's for blood donation, you're not doing it for health reasons. You could benefit someone else and do it also for other reasons. You get new blood in your system. Meaning, your body will reproduce new blood, so it's good. This should be for refuah. Because this is about refuah, and you do refuah for free, whatever. After he finishes the bloodletting, yomar, he should say, Baruch Rofei Cholim: Blessed Hashem is Rofei Cholim, who heals the sick people.
Is this Beracha with Shem u'Malchut (the Name and Kingship), or not? We know Halacha (Jewish law) is not like the bat kol (heavenly voice), as you're going to see in a second. The Be'er HaGolah brings this right away: “Beracha zu vechol she'ar berachot. Tzarich lehazkir Shem u'Malchut”—this Beracha, like all other Berachot, he has to say Shem u'Malchut. That is, Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech HaOlam (You, Hashem, our God, King of the universe). The Shulchan Aruch brings it short: Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech HaOlam, Rofei Cholim (Blessed are You, Hashem, our God, King of the universe, Healer of the sick). This is the opinion of the Bet Yosef. We know that when the Shulchan Aruch is not clear, and the Bet Yosef tells you something, Halacha is like the Bet Yosef. It's the same person, Shulchan Aruch. It's based on the Ramban, based on Tosafot, based on the Tur. Really, everybody agrees that you have to say this Beracha. There's a machloket (dispute): is it Baruch Ata Hashem, Rofei Cholim (Blessed are You, Hashem, Healer of the sick), or Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech HaOlam, Rofei Cholim? Everybody agrees that there is Shem Hashem (Hashem's Name).
So why don't we say it? Do you know anybody who not? There are two points. Really, is it only for somebody who is letting blood, somebody who's going to take out some blood? Or is it for anything else? All the Poskim (halachic decisors) say it's any medical procedure. Even if there's no sakana (danger), he should say this. The Mishnah Berurah says, “Anything of refuah.” What's the point? It's amazing. Whatever is done for refuah comes from Hashem. So if somebody needs something, say it. You're connecting with HaKadosh Baruch Hu (the Holy One, blessed be He). What else do you want? It's the best Beracha to say. So this Tefillah (prayer)—what's better than saying refuah comes from Hashem? The doctor is the Shaliach (agent) to give you the right things. But who heals? Hashem heals. So for anything, you should do that. When the doctor does something, it's a Beracha. Nobody says this Beracha. Why not? Because of one Chacham (sage) called the Abudraham. Abudraham says it's only if there's sakana. And it seems that this could involve sakana, so therefore, one would say the Beracha only in a case of sakana.
I'll ask you a question. So if somebody has surgery involving sakana or anything—I mean, throughout life, people will have this—should they say the Beracha? There's no machloket anymore. The only reason why we don't say it for a regular thing is because of the Abudraham. But if it's something that could carry sakana, then there's no machloket. Why don't we say the Beracha? Tzarich iyun gadol (great analysis is needed). We don't know why you don't. But l'ma'aseh (in practice), somebody who says the Beracha is a hundred percent okay. Regarding the Shulchan Aruch, you have the Rambam and everybody who agrees with that. And the safek (doubt) is only if it's not something. So all the Poskim say that we should say this Beracha without Shem u'Malchut for anything, for sure. But if there's a sakana, a person could say the Beracha with Shem u'Malchut.