[Avodah] Keil melech neeman

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Thu Dec 21 11:34:20 PST 2006


Micha Berger wrote:
> On Thu, December 21, 2006 12:29 pm, Rich, Joel wrote:
> : Does anyone know why we say this before shma when we are saying it
> : byichidut (& it seems a hefsek) rather than repeating hashem eilokeichem
> : emet at the end of the shma (as the chazan does)?
> 
> The Mukaczer in Darkhei Chaim veShalom actually says you should repeat Hashem
> Elokeichem emes (HEE), even beyechidus.
> 
> But repeating HEE is also problematic, as it means the Chazan is speaking
> between Shema and Emes veYatziv. So it too is a hefseiq. There are reasons why
> we allow it for a Chazan as in his role for setting the minyan's pace -- a
> rationale that doesn't work for anyone else.

How about repeating "ani Hashem Elokechem"?

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