Study Berakhot folio 34A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Can one have that degree of familiarity with Heaven, to the extent that he can take his words lightly and say them however he likes? If he did not focus his attention initially, we beat him with a blacksmith’s hammer until he focuses his attention, as conduct of that sort is unacceptable.
Mishnah: This Mishnah and the next one deal with the communal prayer leader. (If one says: “May the good bless You,” this is a path of heresy. ) One who is passing before the ark, as prayer leader, and erred, another should immediately pass in his place, and at that moment, this replacement shoul
In order to prevent the prayer leader from erring in his prayer, it was said that one who passes before the ark should not respond amen after the blessing of the priests, because of potential confusion. Since the Mishnah is describing a situation in which he was praying without a prayer book, respo
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that one who replaces a communal prayer leader who erred in the middle of the Amida prayer should not refuse when approached. The Talmud cites the general halakha with regard to proper conduct when one is approached to serve as prayer leader. A baraita states: One who is
On this note, the Talmud cites that which A baraita states: There are 3 things that are harmful in excess but are beneficial when used sparingly. They are: Leavening in dough, salt in a cooked dish and refusal for the sake of propriety.