Yemach Shemo and Zichrono Livracha

Asked Jan 24 '17 at 18:52

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Why don't we say Yemach Shemo after people like Vespasian and other people who did bad things to the Jews many years ago? Why do we only say it after relatively recent Reshaim, e.g. Hitler.

Similarly, why don't we say Zichrono Livracha after Abaye and Rava, and just after more recent Tzaddikim? It is noteworthy that Chassidim ofter write a longer version of it after former Rebbes.

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asked Jan 24 '17 at 18:52

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one of the prime examples of yemach shemo is not recent – rosends Jan 24 '17 at 18:56
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perhaps you mean zechuto yagen aleynu – kouty Jan 24 '17 at 18:57
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Can you [edit] to source that this is indeed what "we" do? Perhaps also better define "we" as not everyone does the same thing always. – Double AA Jan 24 '17 at 18:58
related http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/17723/759 – Double AA Jan 24 '17 at 19:02
No saying zichrono livracha after Abaye and Rava? What about the Ari Zal? – ezra Jan 24 '17 at 19:14
@Danno Ok, שר"י – ertert3terte Jan 24 '17 at 19:30
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@ezra they lived about 1000 years apart – Double AA Jan 24 '17 at 22:48
BTW the construct form of Zekher is Zikhro. – Double AA Jan 24 '17 at 22:54
The Yerushalmi has ז״ל for Eliyahu 1 2 3. But that's no information on what is currently done. – magicker72 May 02 '17 at 16:03

Yemach Shemo and Zichrono Livracha

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