#520: Amida: V'Lamalshinim (Part 2)

S Series gener sponsor by the Saka family and as well by a and a foran we have started the 12th BR of theid which as we've said is really 11a or 11 B was not included in the original amid that was authored by an was written 500 years later we last left off the ram the beginning of the second par describes the time of RAB gam II who was the N after the destruction of the B mikdash when the saned was moved to yav saw how the Heretics that stuk had enticed had penetrated into the M community and threatened to undermine the ram describes our spiritual health and well-being was more in danger was more threatened than our physical well-being and they instituted therefore this extra pointed out historically it corresponds with Yeshua not and the beginning of that movement and that that's what were worried about so we left off with the question if now there are 19 bras in the amid why do we colloquially call it the we don't call the amida that's the more correct or accurate name the amida but young children adults alike they call it how long is there don't forget why is it called so the tells us how we came into the number 18 how did know when they were authoring what would be a universal Eternal prayer that would cover all of the needs of mankind wherever and whenever we would live how they know that they have to arrive at the number 18 says the the 29th par of hashem's name is mentioned 18 times so the first opinion is that is describing hashem's Dominion hashem's Providence hashem's kingship of the rule of the world he finds 18 ways to invoke hashem's name to describe this is his world that must be an illusion that 18 bras will recite three of praise and three of gratitude 13 in the middle that reflect our needs are Basha but all 18 in combination which describe hashem's name being mentioned times we arrived at 18 because hashem's name is mentioned 18 times in what isma if not surrendering and submitting that hem is in charge and control of the world and what's that's what the amida seeks to achieve amid is the Fulfillment of's world where we ask of him everything we need we praise him we thank him we ask of him the 18 times hem has mentioned then the G records a third opinion there are 18 vertebrae in the spine so the 18 bras of the amida correspond with the 18 vertebrae of the spine what does the spine have to do with the Turning surrendering asking ofers explains that just as our spine which is the scaffolding the latter that holds up the skeleton of our being has 18 vertebrae so the 18 Bros are the scaffolding of our spiritual wellbeing with the spine with the Verte represent to our stature and to our Mobility and to our capacity the 18 vertebrae hold us up the 18 Bros of the reflect all the needs that hold us up and that takes on even greater meaning the way the gor continues that a person asked to when they bow in the AM when they DAV they have to bow in such a fashion that that every single one of the 18 vertebrae pop not like you need to see a is it safe to say chiropractor I don't know not that you have to see a doctor or get an MRI but one should bow in such a way that they engage it's a better way of saying it they engage all of the vertebrae of the back why you're demonstrating that just like all the vertebrae what holds me up the scaffolding of my body I'm bowing I'm surrendering to Hashem so to in the amida that correspond with these 18 vertebra I don't know how many vertebrae is that accurate don't tell me if it's not but however many vertebrae these are the most important the 18 important vertebrae clearly we have a m they're 18 of the most important vertebrae so when we bow we engage them the scaffolding that holds us up physically so the we submit we surrender to the spiritual scaffolding of our soul which is Theon sh so the gar itself wonders the gar digresses it comes back and it wonders okay that's nice so the three opinions the 18 times hashem's name in 18 times hashem's name inma 18 vertebrae approximately in the back so how do you get to 19 bras what right do we have to what right do we have to insert the 19th the 19th tells us because there's another name of god mentioned has 18 explicit names of God there's a 19th reference of a different name of God namely what about only 18 times hashem's name is mentioned because the word that God has won the unity of hashem's existence that's the 19th reference what about what about the vertebrae there a small it's a 19th little minor small Verte how do you say the singular it's also vertebra ver Verte it's plural and singular okay I'm I'm teaching and learning at the same time so the 19th what do you see from the Garth incorpor 19 unless they found in or or the anatomy the ability in other words the BR is the system the text the Liturgy that we have is so carefully curated it's not random or chance the number or the the amount of bros that they had to find a 19th to hang a hat on and how does we'll start next time How does it correspond with that other name of Hashem and tellum or in or the minor the small verra ver in the in the back what right did they feel they had and why was it so critical and important we'll pick up with next