[Avodah] Mi Sheberach for a Non-Jew

[Richard Wolpoe]

On 8/29/07, Moshe Y. Gluck <mgluck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> R' ZS:
> > 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"?
>
> If Tefillah is a Mitzvah, either D'oiraisa or D'rabbanan, then the Kahal
> fulfilled that Mitzvah specifically because of the Choleh, the Zechus
> which
> should accrue to the Choleh's (spiritual) bank account.
>
> KT,
> MYG
>
>
I 2nd this idea:
Illsutration:  Bizhus Tefillas Rav comes to mind in some versions of Birchas
Hachoedsh.  IOW the merit evoked is due to saying the Tefillah of Rav.

However, R ZS has a point. the Original Nusach of both Mishebeirach and Keil
Mole was about giving to Tzedakkah.  This comes up in the German custom of
Matnas Yad which is the pre-cursor for Yizkor.

You can circumvent the nedarim problem by stating:
Ba'avur [shemispachto or Hakahal] Yiten litzdakkah bli neder ba'avuor ....

Somehow I see this as a classic nahara nahara upashtei and all nusachos have
yeish al mi lismoch


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