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The Talmud asks a question concerning the explanation of R' Yehuda: One who has dependent children and does not have anything with which to support them is apparently the same as one whose house is empty. Why does R' Yehuda list both descriptions? Rav Ḥisda said: This expression means that his hous
The Talmud cites a verse in relation to the prayer leader: “My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her” (Jeremiah 12:8). What is the meaning of the phrase: “She has uttered her voice against me”? Mar Zutra bar Toviyya said t
§ The Mishnah teaches: And the prayer leader recites 24 blessings before them: The 18 blessings of the everyday Amida prayer, to which he adds another 6 blessings. The Talmud asks: Are these 6 blessings? In fact, they are 7, as we learned in a Mishnah: For the 7th he recites, Blessed are You, Lord
As it is taught in a baraita: In the blessing of: Redeemer of Israel, the prayer leader lengthens the blessing, and for its conclusion he recites: He Who answered Abraham on Mount Moriah, He will answer you and hear the sound of your cry on this day. Blessed are You, Lord, Redeemer of Israel. And t
And the prayer leader resumes and recites the second blessing, concluding: He Who answered our forefathers by the Red Sea, He will answer you and hear the sound of your cry on this day. Blessed are You, Lord, Who remembers the forgotten. And the community answers amen after him. And the sexton says