THE MANNA OF BENEDICTIONS
The following is said when we cannot remember the actual appropriate benediction:
"Baruch atta Adonai Eloheinu, asher flabberei et-gasteinu"
[Blessed art thou our Lord, G-d, who allows us to be flabbergasted.]
There. You feel better now?
Why not "Baruch atta Adonai Eloheinu, melech ha olam, asher flabberei..."? Because we cannot comprehend the kingly aspect (midat ha malchus) of the master of the universe, and do not want to imply that it is precisely that by which we are flabbered, davka - that aspect of flaber dhi gastion is already inherent in our existence.
But some authorities are meikel this issue, and Tosfos have debated this extensively. Tzarich iyun.
"Baruch atta Adonai Eloheinu, asher flabberei et-gasteinu"
[Blessed art thou our Lord, G-d, who allows us to be flabbergasted.]
There. You feel better now?
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Why not "Baruch atta Adonai Eloheinu, melech ha olam, asher flabberei..."? Because we cannot comprehend the kingly aspect (midat ha malchus) of the master of the universe, and do not want to imply that it is precisely that by which we are flabbered, davka - that aspect of flaber dhi gastion is already inherent in our existence.
But some authorities are meikel this issue, and Tosfos have debated this extensively. Tzarich iyun.
posted by The back of the hill @ 6/19/2006 04:25:00 PM
7 Comments:
At 7:37 AM,
Baal Habos said…
And pray tell, what is the blessing if one forgets "Baruch atta Adonai Eloheinu, asher flabberei et-gasteinu"?
How about, Baruch atta .... She-uhosahnee Tipesh" ?
Blessed are you that created me as a fool.
At 9:48 AM,
The back of the hill said…
Siz a shverre inyun.....
We do not imply flaws in Hashem's creation. Ergo we hold by a 'not created' (ie'...lo asani Goy'), rather than by 'created deficiently'.
Tzarich omeir, "She-lo asani chachem!"
Efshar le hachmir, rather than le hakel.
Kler, nu?
At 11:28 AM,
Baal Habos said…
Now you're getting The hang of it. Stick around us and in a few years you'll be changing your tune from Efshar lehachmir to Tsarich Le hachmir.
Whats with the word ver? Have you ever been spammed?
At 11:38 AM,
The back of the hill said…
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At 11:40 AM,
The back of the hill said…
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At 11:41 AM,
The back of the hill said…
No no no.
Efshar lehachmir, beram tzarich lehakel. Zoh de rabbanan le gabei someone whose name I don't remember (but, in conversation, I'd probably mumble unintelligibly either 'rabbi Meir' or 'Hillel'.... yes, yes, that's it - "Rabbi Meir haya omeir...").
Hee hee.
Re word ver - spammed yes. But it was despite word ver. I'm only doing word verification as a precaution, based on the experience of others.
At 9:41 PM,
Steg (dos iz nit der šteg) said…
"beram"? have you been reading Kehati again? :-P
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