[Avodah] Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemo

[Yitzchok Zirkind]

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Simon Montagu <simon.montagu at gmail.com>wrote:

> From the Daily Halacha emails which appear in my inbox:
>
> > 966. One should be mindful to carefully pronounce each word when
> responding "Boruch Hu U'voruch Shemo", and be especially vigilant to
> pronounce the letter "Vuv" of U'voruch. Piskei Tshuvos 124:11, Kaf Hachaim
> 124:29, Boruch She'omar
>
> I didn't understand this well. There are two vavs in "Uvaruch", and I don't
> know which one it refers to or why one has to be especially vigilant to
> pronounce either one of them.
>
The Piskei Tshuvos brings from the Sefer Boruch Sheomar that the reason the
GRA did not say BHU"S is because close to his times there was the Kat of
shabtai tzvi SR"Y who would omit the Vuv haChibur of uVoruch Shmo because
that would equal the name of s"t SR"Y. he therefore says to be "especially"
carefull with this.

-- 
Kol Tuv,
Yitzchok Zirkind
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