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4. "Modim, Modim" and Hallel 5. One Who Says Shema Twice 6. Insulting Gimel & Shin - Lashon Hara
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DAF DISCUSSIONS - MEGILAH 25

Marc Chipkin asked:

The Mishnah on 25a mentions that we silence someone who says "Modim, Modim" and the Gemara speaks about silencing someone who says "Shema, Shema". Why do we then have no problem when repeating the last part of Hallel? It would seem to be the same problem with Keli Atah or even Hodu LaHashem? The parallel Gemara in Brachot (33b) does not deal with this either. Thank you.

Marc Chipkin, Johannesburg, South Africa

The Kollel replies:

(a) The TIFERES YISRAEL to Berachos (Bo'az, 5:3) is bothered by this question. He writes that there is no problem with doubling a Pasuk when the Pasuk is said in the form of a song of praise. He points out that we also double other verses, such as "Kol ha'Neshamah Tehalel..." and "Hash-m Yimloch l'Olam va'Ed" (both in Pesukei d'Zimra).

(b) The ARUCH LA'NER in Sukah (39a) writes that since we double the verses at the end of Halel because of an obvious reason (either because Yishai and his sons said them responsively, or because the other verses in Halel are doubled, as Rashi (Sukah 39a) and Rashbam (Pesachim 119a) point out), there is no concern with doubling them. This also seems to be the intention of Tosfos in Berachos (34a, DH Ama) and Rabeinu Yonah there (24a of the pages of the Rif), who imply that whenever there is a reason to double the verse, there is no concern that it appears like one is praying to two powers, since it is known that the person is repeating the verse for the known reason.

(c) The TAZ (Orach Chaim 61:4) writes that there is no concern for appearing like one is praying to two powers except when reciting the verse of "Shema Yisrael," which is the fundamental statement of acceptance of the sovereignty of Hash-m. (With regard to saying "Modem" twice, since he bows each time he says "Modim," it appears as though he is bowing to two powers.)

M. Kornfeld

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