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[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 08:23:46AM -0700, Harvey Benton wrote:
: why the difference in loshon ( go to peace) when escorting someone away, versus 
: an angel, whom we say in lecha dodi, come "in" peace??

See Berakhos 64a, R' Avin haLevi. Yisro wished Moshe "Leikh leShalom",
and Moshe succeeded. David wished Avshalom "Leikh Beshalom", and he
was killed. We deduce that the "shalom" of "leikh beshalom" is implicitly
the peace of the grave.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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