Does anyone know the origin of the sentence "David melech Yisrael chay v'kayam" (which appears in kidush l'vana (birchas hal'vana) and in the z'miros for motzae Shabas)? Thanks, Michael Hamm AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis msh210 at math.wustl.edu Fine print: http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ ... legal.html