Masechet Berachot 20b: The status of the בעל קרי re: Torah & Tefilla and the great debate over the status of הרהור for Kriyat Shema

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December 16 2015
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Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: Jerusalem Jerusalem

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Collections: Rabbi Berzon: Berachot 2015

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We continue our study of the Mishna in Masechet Berachot 20b, and the machlokes between Ravina & Rav Chisda as recorded in the sugya. Our focus is on the status of the בעל קרי vis-a-vis Torah & Tefilla and the great debate over the status of הרהור. Is thought considered as speech? May one fulfill the mitzva of krias Shema with thought alone? The Mishna would seem to allow it, leading us to conclude that הרהור כדיבור דמי. But Rav Chisda rejects this interpretation; if it were correct, then why shouldn't the Mishna go one step further permitting the בעל קרי to recite the Shema and enunciate its words? Why stop at הרהור? We will analyze the distinction between Shema as a DeOraisa & Berachos as DeRabanan, and the unique status of Birchos Shema.

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