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[Elana Sondel <elanarose...>]

HI, I tried to unsubscribe a couple of days ago, but i
guess it didn't work. I love all of the insight that
this group offers, I jsut don't have time to check my
e-mail as often as I would like and my box is always
flooded. I hope all is well, thank you for all of your
help and I will see you at Hava Nashira.
-Elana
--- "I.Oppenheim" <i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl> wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2002 Batiya5723 (at) cs(dot)com wrote:
> 
> > I have been asked to lead a discussion about
> Jewish
> > music and one of the questions has to do with
> using
> > one of the zillion names of God.
> 
> The minhag not to use Gods proper names, except when
> quoting a passuk or making a berakhah goes at least
> as
> far back as the Mishnah. The Mishnah introduced the
> familiar name "Hakaddosh Barukh Hu" when referring
> to
> God (See e.g. the last mishnah from the tractate
> Makkot).
> 
> The Midrash elaborates the meaning of the different
> proper names of God: "At that moment Mosheh asked
> Hakaddosh Barukh Hu to reveal to him the Great Name.
> Hakaddosh Barukh Hu said to Mosheh: 'What do you
> seek
> to know? I am called according to My acts. Sometimes
> I'm called Eil Shadday, or Tseva'ot, or Elokim, or
> Adosheim. When I judge mankind I'm called Elokim;
> when
> I make war against the wicked I'm called Tseva'ot;
> when
> I suspend man's sins I'm called Eil Shadday and when
> I
> have compassion on My world I'm called Adosheim,' as
> it
> is said 'Adosheim, Adosheim, God, merciful and
> gracious.' This is the meaning of the verse: 'I am
> that I am'---'I am named according to my acts.' "
> (from
> Shemot Raba)
> 
> 
> Groeten,
> 
>   Irwin Oppenheim
>   i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl
>   www.xs4all.nl/~danio/chazzanut/
> 
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