Kissing Rabbi’s Hand
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March 27, 2019 11:26 am at 11:26 am #1702952Yabia OmerParticipant
Thoughts?
March 27, 2019 12:27 pm at 12:27 pm #1703002JosephParticipantThey say that every topic under the sun has already been discussed in this Coffee Room and everything nowadays is merely chazara:
June 19, 2019 7:58 am at 7:58 am #1744254apdsvysParticipantThe origin of this is Chaza”l.
When the Kohein Gadol finished the ahvoideh on Yom Kipur and he was going home, there was a massive crowd accompanying him and people where trying to get close to him to kiss his hand. Many times he couldn’t get home till midnight.June 19, 2019 9:20 am at 9:20 am #1744329The little I knowParticipantIt is reported that the Ari Zal when he arrived home from davening Friday night, would kiss his mother’s hand. The practice has a history. Aside from that, it was often that the Rebbe was sitting and those coming to greet him were standing. Kissing the hand was about the only convenient way to do it. If there is merit to this observation, it would suggest the nature of the relationship was more than simple respect.
June 19, 2019 3:18 pm at 3:18 pm #1744513Yabia OmerParticipantWhy is this custom not observed among the Litvish?
June 19, 2019 3:18 pm at 3:18 pm #1744524kollelmanParticipantIIRC, According to the Ari”Zal, kissing the hand (specifically of his mother) prepared the hand for the Brocha that she was about to give him.
June 20, 2019 2:18 pm at 2:18 pm #1745118The little I knowParticipantkollelman:
The custom of Birchas Habonim on Friday night appears to have been well known and widespread in earlier generations. However, virtually every reference I have seen on the subject refers to the brocho being given by the father. I have no problem accepting that a mother can also bentch children, and would actually consider this something I would invite and appreciate. But I have never seen it referenced. Secondly, even the references to the Ari Zal do not have any mention of preparing the hand to give the brocho. It sounds like a nice thought. Where did you find it?
June 20, 2019 4:48 pm at 4:48 pm #1745190JewIsh1ParticipantApdsvys “avoideh”…thats hysterical.
June 23, 2019 6:27 pm at 6:27 pm #1745833shmelkyshmelkowitzParticipanti would only kiss his hand if he’s vaccinated
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