[Avodah] Mi Sheberach for a Non-Jew

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Wed Aug 29 09:56:49 PDT 2007


Harry Weiss wrote:

> I do a separate MiSheberach  Misheberach avoseinu Avra.....uShlomo who 
> yeverach vYeraph as (english names) bavur Shakahal mispalelim bavuram, 
> refuash hanefesh urefuas hagood, (shabbos hu milizuk - if approrpiate) 
> hashta bagala uvizman kariv venomar amein,

I don't understand the whole "baavur shemispelelim baadam".  I've heard
it in various shuls, but it makes no sense to me.  "Baavur" is meant to
give Hashem, kiveyachol, a reason to do as we ask; we ask that our
request be fulfilled in the merit of tzedaka that we've pledged, or
some other mitzvah that we've done or will do.  But what are we saying
here? "Please do this in the merit of the fact that we asked You"?

-- 
Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
zev at sero.name          interpretation of the Constitution.
                       	                          - Clarence Thomas



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