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ברוך חכם הרזים .1
One who sees a multitude of Jews (600,000) recites הרזים חכם ברוך) Blessed [are You] … Sage
of the secrets), acknowledging that Hashem knows everyone’s secret thoughts.
2. Rav Sheishess and the king
The Gemara elaborates on the importance of greeting a king,(which we initially learned on daf
ט (relating the incident of the blind Rav Sheishess, who was able to discern when the king
passed by in his procession. When the first two troops passed by, each followed by loud noise,
Rav Sheishess knew that the king was not yet approaching. After the third troop passed by and
it fell silent, he knew that the king was about to pass.
Rav Sheishess explained that he knew this from the verses (Melachim I 19:11-12) describing
how Eliyahu discerned Hashem’s presence not in the midst of three loud noises, (great wind, an
earthquake and a fire) but rather when there was a still, thin sound )דקה דממה קול .)He said,
since “earthly royalty reflects Heavenly royalty,” there must be a similar chain of events when
an earthly king appears.
3. שהחיינו on a friend
One who sees a friend after a lapse of thirty days recites שהחיינו ;if the lapse is twelve months,
he says המתים מחיה ברוך) Blessed [are You] … Who resurrects the dead(.
Siman – נח –Zookeeper
The Zookeeper greeted his friend the king who he hadn’t seen in 30 days with a שהחיינוand
over his procession of 600,000 a הרזים חכם ברוך ,while everyone else stood still in silence.
Key Words – רזים ,king’s ilences, שהחיינו on friend
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ברוך חכם הרזים .1
One who sees a multitude of Jews (600,000) recites הרזים חכם ברוך) Blessed [are You] … Sage
of the secrets), acknowledging that Hashem knows everyone’s secret thoughts.
2. Rav Sheishess and the king
The Gemara elaborates on the importance of greeting a king,(which we initially learned on daf
ט (relating the incident of the blind Rav Sheishess, who was able to discern when the king
passed by in his procession. When the first two troops passed by, each followed by loud noise,
Rav Sheishess knew that the king was not yet approaching. After the third troop passed by and
it fell silent, he knew that the king was about to pass.
Rav Sheishess explained that he knew this from the verses (Melachim I 19:11-12) describing
how Eliyahu discerned Hashem’s presence not in the midst of three loud noises, (great wind, an
earthquake and a fire) but rather when there was a still, thin sound )דקה דממה קול .)He said,
since “earthly royalty reflects Heavenly royalty,” there must be a similar chain of events when
an earthly king appears.
3. שהחיינו on a friend
One who sees a friend after a lapse of thirty days recites שהחיינו ;if the lapse is twelve months,
he says המתים מחיה ברוך) Blessed [are You] … Who resurrects the dead(.
Siman – נח –Zookeeper
The Zookeeper greeted his friend the king who he hadn’t seen in 30 days with a שהחיינוand
over his procession of 600,000 a הרזים חכם ברוך ,while everyone else stood still in silence.
Key Words – רזים ,king’s ilences, שהחיינו on friend