וכל כך למה — לפי שאין עונין ״אמן״ במקדש.
The Talmud asks: And why does the practice in the Temple differ so much from outside the Temple? Because one does not answer amen in the Temple, and therefore there is no pause between the blessings.
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וכל כך למה — לפי שאין עונין ״אמן״ במקדש.
The Talmud asks: And why does the practice in the Temple differ so much from outside the Temple? Because one does not answer amen in the Temple, and therefore there is no pause between the blessings.
תנו רבנן: מנין שאין עונין ״אמן״ במקדש — שנאמר: ״קומו ברכו את ה׳ אלהיכם מן העולם עד העולם״. ומנין שעל כל ברכה וברכה תהלה — שנאמר: ״ויברכו שם כבדך ומרומם על כל ברכה ותהלה״. על כל ברכה וברכה תן לו תהלה.
A baraita states: From where is it derived that one does not answer amen in the Temple? As it is stated: “Stand up and bless YHWH, your God, from everlasting to everlasting” (Nehemiah 9:5). This blessing is recited instead of amen in the Temple. And from where is it derived that for each and every blessing in the Temple the people respond with these words of praise? As it is stated: “And let them say: Blessed be Your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise” (Nehemiah 9:5). This verse indicates that for each and every blessing, you should give Him praise. However, those present do not respond amen.
מתני׳ ברכות כהן גדול כיצד? חזן הכנסת נוטל ספר תורה ונותנה לו לראש הכנסת, וראש הכנסת נותנה לסגן, והסגן נותנה לכהן גדול,
Mishnah: How are the blessings of the High Priest recited on Yom Kippur? The synagogue attendant takes a Torah scroll and gives it to the head of the synagogue that stands on the Temple Mount, and the head of the synagogue gives it to the deputy High Priest, and the deputy High Priest gives it to the High Priest.
וכהן גדול עומד ומקבל, וקורא ״אחרי מות״, ו״אך בעשור״. וגולל את התורה ומניחה בחיקו, ואומר: יתר ממה שקריתי לפניכם כתוב כאן. ״ובעשור״ שבחומש הפקודים קורא על פה.
And the High Priest stands; and receives the Torah scroll; and reads the Torah portion beginning with the verse: “After the death” (Leviticus 16:1–34), and the portion beginning with the verse: “But on the tenth” (Leviticus 23:26–32); and furls the Torah scroll; and places it on his bosom; and says: More than what I have read before you is written here. He then reads by heart the portion beginning with: “And on the tenth,” from the book of Numbers (see 29:7–11).
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