Commentary for Berakhot 67:2
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> (האומר יברכוך טובים הרי זה דרכי מינות) העובר לפני התיבה וטעה יעבור אחר תחתיו ולא יהא סרבן באותה שעה מהיכן הוא מתחיל מתחלת הברכה שטעה זה
MISHNAH He who says in his Tefillah "The good bless Thee" behold this is the way of error. If a man step before the Ark and make a mistake [in the Tefillah], another replaces him ; and at such a time, one may not decline. From where does the latter begin? From the commencement of the benediction where the other erred.
Tosafot on Berakhot
FROM WHERE DOES [HE] COMMENCE? FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE BLESSING IN WHICH [THE FORMER] HAD ERRED. The Mishna is teaching us that if the sh’leeach tzibur, the leader of the prayers is unable to continue for whatever reason, the one who replaces him must begin at the beginning of the b’rochoh that the first leader started before becoming confused. For example, if the first leader said the words תקע בשופר גדול לחרותינו and could not proceed further, his replacement cannot begin with the words ושא נס לקבץ. He must start the b’rochoh at the beginning with the words תקע בשופר. Tosfos will now teach us that there is an exception to this rule.
We learned in Yerushalmee. B’titi who was acting as leader of the congregation became silent at והאופנים in middle of the first b’rochoh prior to the sh’ma. They came to ask R’ Bun where his replacement should begin. He, R’ Bun, said to them in the name of R’ Yehoshua ben Laivee, the one who went to lead the congregation in his place should start from the place where B’titi stopped, at והאופנים.
And Yerushalmee asks: but we have learned in our Mishna the replacement begins at the beginning of the b’rochoh where the first leader became confused. The second leader should have to begin at the beginning of the b’rochoh of אור יוצר. He, R’ Bun, said to them as soon as you said the Sanctification, קדוש קדוש קדוש that is equivalent to the beginning of a b’rochoh.
Although the b’rochoh יוצר אור is definitely only one b’rochoh, as far as starting at the beginning when the congregational leader became confused is concerned, והאופנים is the beginning of a second section and the new congregational leader need only begin at והאופנים.1See Mishna B’ruroh 59, 28, who says that if the error occurred between והאופנים and לאל ברוך one can start at והאופנים. If the error occurred after לאל ברוך one need only return to ברוך לאל.
We learned in Yerushalmee. B’titi who was acting as leader of the congregation became silent at והאופנים in middle of the first b’rochoh prior to the sh’ma. They came to ask R’ Bun where his replacement should begin. He, R’ Bun, said to them in the name of R’ Yehoshua ben Laivee, the one who went to lead the congregation in his place should start from the place where B’titi stopped, at והאופנים.
And Yerushalmee asks: but we have learned in our Mishna the replacement begins at the beginning of the b’rochoh where the first leader became confused. The second leader should have to begin at the beginning of the b’rochoh of אור יוצר. He, R’ Bun, said to them as soon as you said the Sanctification, קדוש קדוש קדוש that is equivalent to the beginning of a b’rochoh.
Although the b’rochoh יוצר אור is definitely only one b’rochoh, as far as starting at the beginning when the congregational leader became confused is concerned, והאופנים is the beginning of a second section and the new congregational leader need only begin at והאופנים.1See Mishna B’ruroh 59, 28, who says that if the error occurred between והאופנים and לאל ברוך one can start at והאופנים. If the error occurred after לאל ברוך one need only return to ברוך לאל.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
The word "error" has been substituted for Minut through fear of the Censor. This whole sentence is wanting in the editions of the Mishnah and in J.T.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
To act as Precentor.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
The invitation to officiate; see the Gemara.
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