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<DIV>In a message dated 9/3/2007 3:19:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
avodah-request@lists.aishdas.org writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I don't
understand the whole "baavur shemispelelim baadam". I've heard<BR>>
> it in various shuls, but it makes no sense to me. "Baavur" is meant
to<BR>> > give Hashem, kiveyachol, a reason to do as we ask; we ask that
our<BR>> > request be fulfilled in the merit of tzedaka that we've
pledged, or<BR>> > some other mitzvah that we've done or will do.
But what are we saying<BR>> > here? "Please do this in the merit of the
fact that we asked You"?<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>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
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