[Avodah] oseh hashalom

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 19/09/17 16:33, Sholom Simon via Avodah wrote:
> 
> I find it a bit odd to change the nusach of something so important as 
> kaddish because of gematria.  Do we see that elsewhere?  (Or, are their 
> other reasons I am missing?)

Nusach Hatefilah, especially Nusach Ashkenaz, was designed in the first 
place largely on the basis of gematrias and word and letter counts.

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