[Avodah] Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemo

[Micha Berger]

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:21:25PM -0700, Simon Montagu wrote:
: > There is something else going on too, like the propriety of blessing Him
: > and His Name. After all, once one refers to Shemo, then Hu must be very
: > specifically Hu, not the Or Ein Sof. But HQBH be'atzmo, the Ein Sof
: > Itself, how can it be blessed or changed in any way?

: > I was told this is why the Gra never said bhu"sh, using this rationale
: > as proof that the minhag was beta'us.

: These hhashashot would apply either with or without the vav hahhibbur,
: correct? Or am I missing a distinction?

No, you're correct. I was repeating the claim that the Gra never said
barukh Hu ubarukh Shemo (do I capitalize the "S"?) even with the vav
hachibbur.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha