שמיעה
The גמ. ברכות says that the word שמע doesn't just mean "hear"... but teaches...
You need to say שמע in a volume you can hear
The גמ. ברכות teaches that שמע doesn't just mean "hear", but also...
You must say שמע in any language you "hear"... meaning any language you understand
How does the גמ. ברכות learn that you need כוונה to say שמע?
A גזירה שווה, equal law, from פרשת כי תבוא...
Just like over there the תורה says הסכת ושמע ישראל, pay attention and listen Israel, every time you say שמע, you need to pay attention
אונס
Page 3, something beyond your control, like throat surgery or a dirty diaper
You can't say שמע out loud, but ה׳ helps you out, gives you the שכר anyway
How much of the שמע do you need to say out loud?
All the פרשיות, and the ברכות
According to the שלחן ערוך, what's scary about davening in other languages?
Writings in דברי שיבוש... bad translations!
Make sure that your translation has דעת חז״ל, Rabbinic and Talmudic understanding of the text...
Call your LOR for an approved list
What kind of כוונה do you need for every מצוה?
You need כוונה, focus, to fulfill the מצוה being performed
Rabbi Forgosh tries to remind his family right before קידוש... "We should have in mind to fulfill the מצות עשה of קידוש"
הוא הדין
Page 2, it's the same law for the ברכות of שמע...
You need to say those out loud too!
What happens if you're davening in a loud בית מדרש?
Or in Rabbi Forgosh's classroom...?
The שלחן ערוך says that the שמע needs to be מוציא בפיו, coming out of your mouth, even if you can't hear it
According to the משנה ברורה, why is it better to only daven in לשון הקדש?
There's many words we don't know how to translate properly... like ושננתם and טטפת
What's the special כוונה we learned about that's specific to first פסוק of קריאת שמע?
Do you need to repeat if you forget?
Having כוונה for what the words mean...
Listen up Jews... there's One G-d in the World, and He runs this place!
If you forget to remember this, you didn't do the מצוה of שמע... need to go back to do it again!
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Is saying שמע out loud a דאורייתא obligation?
Or דרבנן?...
It's a מחלוקת, argument, between the ראב״ד and ב״ח...
The ראב״ד learns that it's a דאורייתא because of our פסוק... the word שמע teaches to say the words in a volume you can hear
According to the באור הלכה, it's preferable to daven in לשון הקדש...
If you daven in another language, the people of that place must speak that language... Why?
Only לשון הקדש is a real language...
Every other language is "made-up" through the local people's agreement that "chair" means something you sit on...
Halachically speaking, speaking Chinese in America is Jewish Gibberish
Can a camp counselor ever be יוצא bentching by bentching with their campers?
Yes... but only if they have specific intent to be יוצא
(See כוונה for 500)
Specifically
Page 4, you can't say שמע in all languages... דווקא one you understand
Do we פסקין that הרהור כדיבור דמי? Or not?
What happens if you have an אונס preventing you from saying שמע?
We פסקין that הרהור לאו כדבור דמי... but if you have an אונס, say שמע in your heart, and ה׳ gives you the שכר, reward
If the אונס goes away, and there's still time for the מצוה, you need to do it again!
Where does the באור הלכה learn his הלכה about your place affecting the language?
From the גמ. קדושין ו that חרופה means "wife" only in יהודה... everywhere else it means slave
So the marriage only works in יהודה
Does the first יש אומרים really hold you don't need כוונה?
They agree you need כוונה...
But if we can tell from your actions you wanted to fulfill the מצוה, then you're technically יוצא, even if you actually forgot to have in mind to fulfill the מצוה
The only reason you're bentching is because you want to fulfill your מצוה to bentch! So even if you forget to think "I want to fulfill the מצוה", you're all right!
Agreement
Page 5, every language (other than לשון הקדש) is a הסכם between the people of that land
Quiz on Wednesday... you guys מסכים???