[HANASHIR:3897] Re: Pronunciation for verses in Dror Yikra

[Steve Greenberg <SIG...>]

Thanks so much for the lesson -- interesting, sensible, and I like it!

L'shana tova tikateivu,
Steve

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> Steve, In regard to the "K" or the "H" in pronouncing the NAME, as it is, 
> tradition says that we do not say the NAME unless we are praying.
> Therefore 
> in standard day to day conversation we sould use the "K" to in effect 
> mispronouce the word, or create a substitute word. This is most evident
> when 
> the inquiry is made between two people of "how are you?" and the correct 
> answer, if one wants to attribute his/her good fortune or misfortune to
> the 
> G-d would be "Baruch Hashem". This actually comes from the founder of the 
> Chasidic movement, the Baal Shem Tov who spent much of his life teaching 
> people to realize G-dliness in every part of their existance. He taught
> that 
> by answering Baruch Hashem when asked about our health, wealth or general 
> state of the union we will remember and remind, that our presense today is
> 
> soley because G-d wants us to be here, and for no other reason. It's
> standard 
> practice now among Misnagdim too! Imagine. This concept is followed up
> with 
> reference to the line we say in Sharcharis (siddur, morning service)
> which 
> says M'chadesh b'chol yom, ma-aseh v'ra-sheet. Meaning; He makes new,
> creates 
> (RECREATES) the creation (the world) anew everyday. In other words we have
> to 
> ask what would happen if one day G-d said I've had enough aggrevation from
> 
> these Jews, all they do is fight and put each other down, I'm not going to
> 
> recreate the world today. Through this understanding of the words we see 
> there could be a question. It also brings meaning to Shabbos. Once we know
> 
> that the world is recreated each week, Shabbos now becomes more than a day
> in 
> memory of the 7th day of creation (if even that much?) but now becomes the
> 
> 7th day and culmination to THIS week of creation. Not bad eh? There are
> many 
> more ways to go with this however nobody asked for this much already. 
> However, I will admit that when I made this switch to saying the "K" and
> not 
> the "H" except during prayer it does after awhile become more meaningful
> to 
> say the "H". It's also interesting that my children who have always been 
> taught when and why to pronouce the different options always ask why all 
> Jewish music doesn't do the same. They love to listen to Debbie Friedman
> but 
> wonder how she could be saying Hashems name while they're sitting in the
> back 
> of the minivan during carpool? I spent many years of my life singing
> Debbies 
> music, other music like Debbies music as well as wrting my own music in
> the 
> same genre. It is a small alteration to sing words differently in
> different 
> settings. I'm all for teaching them both and WHY. . 
>  
> 

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