{"id":8447,"date":"2016-02-20T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T06:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8447"},"modified":"2018-05-24T13:03:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:03:52","slug":"03-20-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-20-08\/","title":{"rendered":"08. Kedusha and Modim"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kedusha<\/em> is recited in the third berakha<\/em> of \u0124azarat Ha-shatz<\/em>. The essence of the Kedusha<\/em> is the congregation\u2019s response with the verses: \u201cKadosh, kadosh, kadosh<\/em>, Hashem Tzevakot, melo kol ha-aretz kevodo<\/em>\u201d (\u201cHoly, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole world is filled with His glory\u201d; Yeshayahu 6:3), \u201cBarukh kevod Hashem mi-mkomo<\/em>\u201d (\u201cBlessed be the Lord\u2019s glory from His place\u201d), and \u201cYimlokh Hashem Le-olam\u2026<\/em>\u201d (\u201cThe Lord shall reign forever\u2026; Tehilim 146:10). The custom today, based on Arizal, is for the congregation to recite the connecting passages as well. The \u0125azan<\/em> then repeats them aloud, and the congregation responds with the verses of the Kedusha<\/em> (MB 125:2; Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 2).<\/p>\n It is best to stand with one\u2019s feet together for Kedusha<\/em>, since we recite this Kedusha<\/em> like the angels whose legs are so close together that they resemble one leg (SA 125:2). There are those who beautify the practice by remaining with their legs together until the end of Ha-Kel Ha-Kadosh<\/em> (Eliya Rabba<\/em> 125:6); however, this is not an obligation.<\/p>\n It is customary to raise one\u2019s heels slightly and turn one\u2019s closed eyes upward when reciting the words \u201cKadosh<\/em>\u201d (all three times), \u201cBarukh<\/em>,\u201d and \u201cYimlokh<\/em>,\u201d thereby expressing the desire to transcend and soar upward (Beit Yosef<\/em> and Rema 125:2; MB 6; and Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 2 and 9, which state that some people keep their eyes open).<\/p>\n When the \u0125azan<\/em> reaches Modim<\/em>, the whole congregation bows with him and recites Modim De-rabanan<\/em>, whose nusa\u0125<\/em> differs from that of the Modim<\/em> in the Amida<\/em>, as clarified in the Talmud (Sota<\/em> 40a). This bow must be in accordance with the laws of Modim<\/em> in the silent Amida<\/em> (MB 127:2; Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 1; see above, 12:5).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kedusha is recited in the third berakha of \u0124azarat Ha-shatz. The essence of the Kedusha is the congregation\u2019s response with the verses: \u201cKadosh, kadosh, kadosh, Hashem Tzevakot, melo kol ha-aretz kevodo\u201d (\u201cHoly, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole world is filled with His glory\u201d; Yeshayahu 6:3), \u201cBarukh kevod Hashem mi-mkomo\u201d (\u201cBlessed be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-03-20"],"yoast_head":"\n