[Avodah] barukh sheamar

[D&E-H Bannett]

In the absence of R' Seth with whom I enjoyed our du-siach, 
I find that I am not often aroused from my lurker mode.  I 
usually wait until the thread peters out and then, if nobody 
made the comment I would make, I sometimes add my trwo cents 
or throw a bomb shell.

On barukh sh'amar I would like to ask a sh'elat tam, or 
perhaps it is not really a sh'elat tam.

Much has been said about the pitka mishamayim which gave us 
the 87 words of barukh she'amar.  As there are many versions 
of barukh she'amar and most do not have 87 words, I wonder 
if someone can tell me which of the versions was on the 
pitka mishamayim.

Sa'adia Gaon has a short form on weekdays without the 
introduction before the b'rakha.  On Shabbat he has longer 
version,  Amram Gaon has a slightly longer version.  All of 
them have less than 87 words.  The Teimani nusach has 
approximately 100 words. I assume, the Rambam nusach is the 
same.

IIRC, The Etz Hayyim on the Baladi nusach siddur comments 
that the mekubalim make a fuss about the 87 words but,as 
there a reso many different versions, everyone should stick 
to their traditon and not change to an 87 word version.

I also wonder if anyone remembers what I wrote a long time 
ago about b'fi 'amo vs. b'feh 'amo,  good Hebrew vs. bad 
Hebrew.  Or was that on the  Mesorah list?


k"t,

David
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