[Avodah] The Compelling Contrast

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 05:01:57PM -0400, cantorwolberg at cox.net wrote:
: The question has been asked why in the sh'ma, the word "l'vovcho" is
: spelled with two "baises." The correct spelling would be with one "bais."
: The brilliant explanation is that we serve G-d with both the yetzer tov
: and the yetzer (ha)ra.

This works in the siddur in general.

Another example: "Vetheir libeinu" -- one beis -- "beSorasekha, vedabeiq
libeinu" -- again one beis -- "bemitzvosekha." But then "veyacheid
levaveinu" -- the heart that is torn between two yetzarim has two veis'es.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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