Friday 20 April 2012

Nusach Hasfirah: La'Omer Vs. Ba'Omer

Guest Blogger:
R Daniel Korobkin

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Link to Kosher Tube:

http://koshertube.com/videos/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=4&task=videodirectlink&id=10836


Synopsis:

1. Quoted Taz, who argues why "B" is more correct. Based on whether the word "Omer" is a reference to the korban or the days.

2. Went through machlokes Rambam and Tos. as to whether Sef. bizman hazeh is biblical and or rabbinic

3. Brought Rabbeinu Yerucham, a 3rd shitta, who says it's part bibl. and part rabbinical (days vs. weeks)

4. Brought shitta of R' Yaakov Emden who puts "yamim" after days, not after weeks

5. Roedelheim siddur argues that  R' Emden holds like R' Yerucham.

6. R' Sternbuch maintains "L" is vestige of Ari's practice like sefardim who follow R' Yerucham

7. Quoted Chinuch who has bizarre girsa that implies it's both bibl. and rabbinical

8. R' Menashe Klein argues that Chinuch's girsa of the formula is like the Tur, to not mention "Omer" at all, since there are two separate mitzvos: (a) the mitzvah to count, (b) the mitzvah to count days from the korban (which cannot be done bizman hazeh).

9. Mipeninei HaRav offers that the machlokes between "B" and "L" is based on whether you pasken like Rambam or Tos., whether it's a biblical commandment or rabbinical bizman hazeh, which is why when one says "L" it's more logical to say the "harachaman" immediately afterwards.

Maskana was that all minhagim are valid, as Aruch Hashulchan writes, but the various opinions are quite interesting.

Warmly,
Daniel

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Mekorot are in a format that we cannot blog as of yet but may be forthcoming later on.

Shalom and Regards,
RRW

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