Rosh Hashanah: Malchiyos in the Mussaf Shemoneh Esrei

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

How is the Mussaf of Rosh Hashanah built, and what does each piece do? Malchiyos joins Kedushas HaYom as Rabbi Akiva holds, while the u'vchen paragraphs answer the Tanna who places it with Kedushas Hashem. Malchiyos, Zichronos and Shofaros each introduce their theme, bring ten pesukim and end with a request. In the Meshech Chochma's words, giving up shofar on Shabbos for Kedushas Shabbos is itself mesiras nefesh that moves Hashem to the Kisei Rachamim.

Key points

• Rav Meir Simcha of Dvinsk reads the u'vchen paragraphs as Malchus, satisfying the other Tanna's view.
• Mipnei chata'einu on Rosh Hashanah leaves out going up to be seen, since no obligation applies.
• Malchiyos brings three pesukim each from Torah, Kesuvim and Neviim, then Shema Yisrael.
• Malchiyos has its tenth pasuk earlier because its closing paragraph is also said at Shacharis, Mincha and Maariv.
• The Meshech Chochma: our not blowing shofar on Shabbos is mesiras nefesh, recalling Yitzchak's at the Akeidah.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Recap: Shemoneh Esrei and Kedushas HaYom
2. 2:54Where Malchiyos belongs: a machlokes Tannaim
3. 6:04Kedushas HaYom when Rosh Hashanah is Shabbos
4. 8:05Mipnei chata'einu and the Musafim
5. 15:22The ten pesukim of Malchiyos
6. 23:08Difference between Neviim and Kesuvim
7. 25:11Where the tenth pasuk stands
8. 29:28No shofar on Shabbos and Kisei Rachamim

Topics

• Rosh Hashanah
• Malchiyos
• Zichronos
• Tekias Shofar