{"id":71102,"date":"2020-03-01T15:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T13:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=71102"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:41:16","slug":"the-power-of-saying-amen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-power-of-saying-amen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Of Saying Amen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[504,437],"acf":{"old_id":"71102","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":33877,"related_cahpter":"428","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Roger that","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our chapter, Jeremiah confronts the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who declares in the presence of the priests and all the people: \u201cThus said the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: I hereby break the yoke of the king of Babylon\u201d (Jeremiah 28:2). At first, it seems that Jeremiah confirms this promising prophecy, saying: \u201cAmen! May the Lord do so!\u201d (verse 6). But in the continuation, Jeremiah casts doubt on this dubious promise. At the end of our chapter, Jeremiah says: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, and you have given this people lying assurances. Assuredly, thus said the Lord: I am going to banish you from off the earth. This year you shall die, for you have urged disloyalty to the Lord (verses 15-16). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And indeed, we are then told: \u201cAnd the prophet Hananiah died that year\u201d (verse 17).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps, not surprisingly, the rabbinic sages criticize Jeremiah for having even initially responded to Hananiah\u2019s prophecy with the word \u201cAmen\u201d.\u00a0 According to Talmud Bavli Sotah 41b-42a, Jeremiah is seen to have flattered Hananiah by first responding \u201cAmen\u201d to him, rather than immediately condemning him as a false prophet. This interpretation of our Chapter is embedded in an instructive discussion of the evils of \u201cflattery\u201d (<em>hanupah<\/em>). Of one who flatters, it is said that \u201ceven the embryos in their mothers&#8217; wombs curse him\u201d, and that he will \u201cfall into Gehinnom\u201d. And in reference to our chapter, it is said that whoever flatters his fellow man, will eventually \u201cfall into his hand\u201d. And if he does not fall into his hand, he will fall into the hand of his sons or grandsons. Jeremiah said to Hananiah obsequiously, \u201cAmen\u201d (Jeremiah 28:6). Then, further on, Jeremiah is arrested by none other than Irijah, the grandson of Hananiah (see Jeremiah 37:13).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsewhere, Talmud Bavli (Shevuot 36a) states more directly that one of the main uses of the word \u201cAmen\u201d is the \u201cconfirmation of words \u2013 <em>ha\u2019amanat devarim.<\/em>\u201d This is demonstrated by Jeremiah\u2019s response to the prophecy of Hananiah: \u201cAmen! May the Lord do so! May the Lord fulfill your words (<em>devarekha<\/em>) that you have prophesied\u201d (Jeremiah 28:6).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAmen\u201d is a much-used word not only among Jews, but also among Christians and Muslims (\u201cAmin\u201d in Arabic). It is generally an expression of strong agreement, and more specifically as a response to blessings and prayers. A Jew who hears another adult Jew recite a blessing is halakhically obligated to answer \u201cAmen\u201d (Maimonides, Laws of Blessings 1:13; Shulhan Arukh Orah Hayyim 215:2). Indeed, the Talmud Bavli Shabbat 119a teaches that He who responds \u201cAmen\u201d with all his might, \u201cthe gates of Paradise are opened for him\u201d, as it is written: \u201cOpen the gates, and let a righteous nation enter, that keeps faith [<em>shomer emunim<\/em>]\u201d (Isaiah 26:2) \u2013 which can be re-read \u201c<em>she-omrim amen<\/em> \u2013 those who say Amen\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":71107,"id":71107,"title":"jer28-amen","filename":"jer28-amen.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer28-amen.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-power-of-saying-amen\/jer28-amen\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"jer28-amen","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":71102,"date":"2020-03-01 13:26:03","modified":"2020-03-01 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