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Y'hay Sh'may Raba

The essence of the Kaddish

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The Kaddish response is meant to be said with "all the power of your mental focus." Here is a practical guide to saying each word with total mindfulness and focus.

By Tzvi Freeman   More articles...  |   RSS Listing of Newest Articles by this Author
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman, a senior editor at Chabad.org, also heads our Ask The Rabbi team. He is the author of Bringing Heaven Down to Earth. To subscribe to regular updates of Rabbi Freeman's writing, visit Freeman Files subscription.

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Posted: Sep 28, 2011
meditations
In case I have not already said so, with clarity, I do so now. These meditations are helping me stay close to Elohim. Thank you!
Posted By Mrs. lisa huntsman

Posted: Aug 23, 2010
The essence of the Kaddish
Once i heard in a audio class on mediation that G-d has given everything He created a place in His Kingdom. Really.... back then i did not have a clue on how to picture this thought and what it meant. Now i have come back to looking at the picture from a distance and have received a perspective on the big picture. When i think of the three worlds i think of Rabbis. The world of thought i think of Rabbi Asher Crispe. The world of speech i think of Rabbi Mendel Kaplan and of course the world of action i think of Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. All of you and more have been a great help to G-d and to me as well thank you.
Posted By Mr. Richard Raff

Posted: Aug 5, 2010
meditation
Cannot begin to tell you how much I learnt from Rabbi Freeman.
Posted By William Ballentine, Wausau, Wisconsin

Posted: July 12, 2010
it is so beautiful!
Posted By Moshe raffial, newyork, u.s.a.

Posted: Oct 22, 2009
Kaddish line
Great explanation. So now I pretty well have the Moda-Ani and Shema for meditation, and Kaddish's oft repeated premier sentence.

I will go to the Ask the Rabbi site to ask about the Yehey Shmey Raba sentence:

1. Do the two higher worlds of Atzilut and Keter have a place ?

2. The final/join up word Itborach- Does it not have a greater significance than joiner ? The Siddur shows the word Blessed capitalized, seemingly not a lightweight word.

Yasher koach. Please keep up your inspiring work.
Posted By Anonymous, winnipeg, canada

Posted: Sep 1, 2009
Posting
I am going to video myself saying the Kaddish of Y'hay and post it on my live spaces blog . I want to see if I really have that feel like Rabbi Tzvi Freeman does. I like that approach of direction for the direction I would like my prayer to be delivered.I hope someone would comment so i could correct either pronouncing of the prayer or the way I look when say it.
Posted By Anonymous, Bonney Lake, United States

Posted: Aug 31, 2009
Kaddish response
This video is totally AWESOME!! Even though I've been simply saying these words for a while, after Rabbi Freeman's video I now UNDERSTAND exactly what I'm saying and what it means. Best of all, I know the effect in the world that comes from saying these words.
Posted By Anonymous, Baltimore, MD

Posted: Aug 30, 2009
Imminent vs. Immanent
Did you misspell "immanent"? I believe you had "imminent" which means "about to happen."

I really liked the parallel you drew between mortal kings and the king of the universe. Does the Tanach use the expression melech ha olam?
Posted By Anonymous, Norman, OK

Posted: Aug 29, 2009
Y'hay and ani
wow this is what I was very interested in knowing. Now I believe "when the student is ready the teacher will come"
Posted By lucy davila, apopka, fl

Posted: Aug 28, 2009
kaddish
I've only said ahmen during kiddish. Tomorrow I will definitely do the responses. I am fairly new to all of this and hope I'll be able to find the right place in the Siddur. Having just finished learning to read hebrew, I expect it will take me a bit of time. It's wonderful to hear the Rabbi and the way he explains everything. I look forward to many more lessons.
Posted By Natalie Lainoff, Monroe Twp., NJ



 

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