Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Why I yell Yehay Shemay Rabba (at least I try to)
People often ask me why I say Yehay Shemay Rabba in the manner that I do. Here is an incomplete list of my reasons.
1. The Shulchan Aruch says that Yehay Shemay should be said in a loud voice (Orach Chayim, 56, paragraph 1).
2. Rabbi Yehoshua Levi says that one who recites Yehay Shemay with all of his might can rip up an evil decree (Talmud Bavli, Shabbat, 119b). From what I read about in the daily newspaper there are many evil decrees.
3. I use Yehay Shemay as a focal point for entering fully into the moment.
4. The screaming is good for my lungs (which could use the work-out).
5. My teacher, Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen, Shlita, of NYC yells Yehay Shemay.
6. It is a way to express my joy at being a Jew living in Eretz Yisrael.
Why not join me?
1. The Shulchan Aruch says that Yehay Shemay should be said in a loud voice (Orach Chayim, 56, paragraph 1).
2. Rabbi Yehoshua Levi says that one who recites Yehay Shemay with all of his might can rip up an evil decree (Talmud Bavli, Shabbat, 119b). From what I read about in the daily newspaper there are many evil decrees.
3. I use Yehay Shemay as a focal point for entering fully into the moment.
4. The screaming is good for my lungs (which could use the work-out).
5. My teacher, Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen, Shlita, of NYC yells Yehay Shemay.
6. It is a way to express my joy at being a Jew living in Eretz Yisrael.
Why not join me?
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