- Halacha
- Silent Prayer - Amida
Second person in the prayer
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky
4 Tishrei 5766
Question
Apart from the "Elokai Ntsor" at the end, the whole Amida is in the second person which makes sense since we are talking to Hashem except for the verses between "Mashiv Haruach" to "Lishinei Afar" which are in the third person.
Why is this?
Answer
In the present tense in Hebrew there is no distinction between a second or third person masculine verb. The "Ata" (you) at the beginning of the second blessing carries on through all the subsequent descriptions in the section you cite.
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Rabbi Chaim Tabasky teaches a shiur in gemarah at the Beit Midrash program of the Machon Hagavoah l'Torah at Bar Ilan University. He is also a certified examiner of STa"M (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot) and a narrative therapist.
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