Sunday, February 2, 2020

tefilla - Yisgadal or Yisgadel?


I've noticed that some people, when reciting kaddish, pronounce the first words as "yisgadal v'yiskadash" with a patach under the dalet of both words, while others say "yisgadel v'yisgadesh" with a tzere. The siddurim that I own are in accordance with the former practice.



Is one version more correct than the other, and if so, which? And what is the origin of the incorrect version?



Answer



The short answer is that modern yeshiva students recite it with a tzeirei because this is brought in the Mishna Berura which has become a very popular sefer for "p'sak". The Mishna Berura brought it because of the weight he gives to the Pri Megadim, who quotes this version in the name of R' Hanau.


A more interesting and comprehensive background with sources can be found here.


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