[Avodah] Avodah Digest, Vol 23, Issue 182-Mi shebeirach

[JoshHoff at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/3/2007 3:19:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
avodah-request at lists.aishdas.org writes:

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"?



Both Rav Henkin and Rav Y.D. Soloveitchik had this objection,and ruled  that 
one should not make such a 'mi shebeirach.' Rather, he should be nodeir  
tzedakah, and the  chazan or gabai  should say 'ba'avur shenadav  tzedakah.' I 
think that this is discussed by R.Shachter in his Nefesh  HoRav.



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