[Avodah] Wording of Kaddish

[Arie Folger]

RMB wrote:
> Did the theory exist yet? No, it was created by the fact that the
> author of the SMR and RCV both thought enough about which the Gra said
> to try to remember what he did. RCV went further and decided was worth
> disputing in writing. That kind of significance given to a detail does
> imply the Gra probably considered it important.
>
> As I said, not muchrach by a long shot, but does lend real credibility
> to the MB's lomdus.

On the contrary. Neither the Ma'aseh Rav, nor RCV indicate that the Gra had 
two versions. For either of them, there only exists one correct reading. The 
one point they silently agree on, in fact, is that the Gra didn't repeat 
anything. Hence, any justification for repeating the word ZKhR according to 
two different pronounciations, which is justified by a unified theory cannot 
be the Gra's work.

The MB is of course allowed to disagree with the Gra and do that by building 
upon his supposed words.

> I have problems with not pasqening either way and doing both, but
> that's on the principle of how I think pesaq ought to work, unrelated
> to the originator. The question of who first made the chiluq is
> theoretical, and doesn't weaken the motivation by all that much.

No, but (a) don't credit or blame the Gra with introducing this gramatically 
questionable theory, and (b) recognize that the theory is but an ex post fato 
justification and might not have any basis in fact.

Furthermore, (c) understand that there are good reasons to disagree with the 
Ma'aseh Rav and with the MB.
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Arie Folger
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