Barry Weinberger asked:
1) When davening b'yechidus, why can we say the first yekum purkan on Shabbos if the malachim don't understand Aramaic?
2) Why can daven in Aramaic at all, even with a minyan?
Thank you.
Barry Weinberger, Cherry Hill, USA
The Kollel replies:
1) According to the Mishnah Berurah (101:19) a person davening b'yechidus should not say the first Yekum Purkan either.
2) The Mishnah Berurah (ibid:16) explains that the tefilos of the tzibur are dealt with directly by Hash-m. The tefilos of an individual are handled by malachim. Malachim do not understand Aramaic.
Yehuda Landy