Heroes


Rabbi Yose said “He who responds Amen is greater than he who blesses.”

Rabbi Nehorai remarked “By heaven this is true.  The common soldiers begin the battle, and the heroes then come and win it.” ~ Talmud Berachos 53b

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  1. Noach Peled's avatar Noach Peled says:

    I always wondered why this is so, and why such a fuss is made over saying amen, till I saw the words of Rabbeinu Bachaye in Shemos 14:31, the section where he talks about witnesses.

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