מֵהֲגָהוֹת אַאַמוֹּ"ר עַל הַסִּדוּר "סֵדֶר הַתְּפִלָּה" (עִם הַדִּבְרֵי אֱלֹקִים חַיִּים), חֵלֶק א' דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם (לט. ד): "משא"כ בְּחִינַת רדל"א", נִתְקַן "וּמֵעַתָּה יוּבָן פֵּרוּשׁ וְעִנְיַן בְּחִינַת רדל"א".

חֵלֶק ב' דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל עֵד הַגַּל (דש. ד): "לְרַבָּנָן וַהֲלָכָה כר"י שֶׁבַּיֶּרֶךְ", נִתְקַן "לְרַבָּנָן אִם בַּיֶּרֶךְ".

שָׁם: "דַּעַת ר"י וְכֵן הָאֱמֶת" הֶעֱבִיר קוּלְמוּס עַל "וְכֵן הָאֱמֶת". שָׁם (שה. א): "הַתֹּהוּ דִּנְקוּדִּים" נִתְקַן "הַתֹּהוּ דַעֲקוּדִּים".

[In the above text, the Rebbe Rayatz cites several emendations of the Rebbe Rashab to the Hebrew wording of the Alter Rebbe’s mystical commentary on the Siddur.]

To Fill In the Background

The first of these emendations relates to a discourse on the prayer Baruch SheAmar,1 which begins with the words, “Blessed be He Who spoke, and the world came into being.”

In his Shulchan Aruch,2 the Alter Rebbe writes: “Baruch SheAmar should be recited melodiously, for it is a beautiful and cherished song. It was ordained by the Men of the Great Assembly on the basis of a letter that fell from Heaven, on which it was found inscribed. It comprises 87 words,3 in allusion to the verse,4 ‘His head is of finest gold.’ The tradition was received that it should be recited while standing, even when it is recited when one is praying alone.”