## Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot Chapter 9

###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:1:1
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**הָרוֹאֶה מָקוֹם שֶׁנַּעֲשׂוּ בוֹ נִסִּים.** כְּגוֹן מַעְבְּרוֹת יַם סוּף וְנַחֲלֵי אַרְנוֹן וּמַעְבְּרוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן וְאֶבֶן שֶׁיָּשַׁב עָלֶיהָ מֹשֶׁה עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם כְּשֶׁעָשָׂה מִלְחָמָה בַּעֲמָלֵק וְדוֹמֵיהֶן. וְאַנִּסָּא דְרַבִּים כְּגוֹן הַנֵּי דְאָמְרִינַן מְחַיְּבֵי כֻּלֵּי עַלְמָא לִבְרוּכֵי, אֲבָל אַנִּסָּא דְיָחִיד כְּגוֹן הָרוֹאֶה מָקוֹם שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה לוֹ בוֹ נֵס אִיהוּ חַיָּב לִבְרוּכֵי בָּרוּךְ שֶׁעָשָׂה לִי נֵס בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה, וּבְנוֹ וּבֶן בְּנוֹ חַיָּבִים לְבָרֵךְ בָּרוּךְ שֶׁעָשָׂה נֵס לַאֲבוֹתַי בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה. וְכָל הַנֵּי בְּרָכוֹת דְּמַתְנִיתִין בָּעוּ הַזְכָּרַת שֵׁם וּמַלְכוּת, דְּכָל בְּרָכָה שֶׁאֵין בָּהּ הַזְכָּרַת הַשֵּׁם וּמַלְכוּת אֵינָהּ בְּרָכָה:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
מקום שנעשו בו נסים – such as the place where the Israelites crossed the Sea of Reeds and the stream of Arnon (see Numbers, chapter 21, verses 13 and following), and the fords of the Jordan River [where the Israelites crossed – see Joshua, chapter 3 verse 14 and following] the stone on which Moses, of blessed memory, sat when he fought the war against Amalek (see Exodus chapter 17, verse 12) and other similar occurrences. And public miracles such as these require everyone to recite a blessing, but individual miracles such as person who sees a place where a [personal] miracle had occurred for him, he himself is obligated to recite a blessing, “Praised [Are You, O LORD] who performed for a miracle in this bless,” and his son and grandson are obligated to recite the blessing, “Praised [Are You, O LORD] who performed a miracle for my ancestors in this place.” And all these blessings of our Mishnah require the mention of the Name of God and His Sovereignty – for any blessing which lacks the mention of God’s name and His sovereignty is not a blessing.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:1
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**זִיקִים.** כּוֹכָב הַנִּרְאֶה כְּמוֹ שֶׁפּוֹתֵחַ הָרָקִיעַ וְיוֹרֶה כַּחֵץ מִמָּקוֹם לְמָקוֹם. אִי נַמִּי כּוֹכָב שֶׁנִּרְאֶה כְּמוֹ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ זָנָב אָרֹךְ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
זיקין – A star that appears like it opens up the firmament and shoots like an arrow from place to place. Alternatively, it is a star that appears like it has a long tail.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:2
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**זְוָעוֹת.** שֶׁהָאָרֶץ מִזְדַּעְזַעַת וְרוֹעֶשֶׁת:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
זועות – That the earth quakes and trembles.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:3
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**רְעָמִים.** קוֹל הַנִּשְׁמָע בָּרָקִיעַ מֵעֲנָנִים שֶׁשּׁוֹפְכִים מַיִם מִזֶּה לָזֶה, כְּמָה דְתֵימָא (ירמיה נא) לְקוֹל תִּתּוֹ הֲמוֹן מַיִם בַּשָּׁמַיִם:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
רעמים – Sound is that heard in the firmament from clouds that pour forth water from one to another, as it says (Jeremiah 51:16), “When He makes His voice heard, There is a rumbling of waters in the skies.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:4
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**וְעַל הָרוּחוֹת.** שֶׁבָּאִים בִּסְעָרָה וָזַעַף, וְאֵינָם מְצוּיוֹת אֶלָּא לִפְרָקִים:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
ועל הרוחות – that come in a storm-wind in vehemence and are not found other than occasionally.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:5
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**בָּרוּךְ שֶׁכֹּחוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם.** וְאִי בָעֵי מְבָרֵךְ בָּרוּךְ עוֹשֵׂה מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁכָּל אֵלּוּ מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית הֵם דִּכְתִיב (תהלים קלה) בְּרָקִים לַמָּטָר עָשָׂה, אֲבָל עַל הֶהָרִים וְעַל הַגְּבָעוֹת וְכוּ'‏ אוֹמֵר עוֹשֵׂה מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית דַּוְקָא, דְּלֹא מָצֵי לִבְרוּכֵי עֲלַיְהוּ שֶׁכֹּחוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם, שֶׁאֵינָן נִרְאִים בְּרֹב הָעוֹלָם אֶלָּא כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בִּמְקוֹמוֹ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
ברוך שכחו מלא עולם – And if he desires, he should recite the blessing, “Praised [are You God] who is the Author of Creation” for all of these are acts of creation as it is written (Psalms 135:7), “[He makes clouds rise from the end of the earth;] He makes lightning for the rain ; [He releases the wind from His vaults],”but on the mountains and on the hills, etc., one says, “Who is the Author of Creation, specifically, but he is not able to make the blessing on them, “that His power fills the world” which are not seen in most of the world, but rather each and every person [recites the blessing] in his place.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:6
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**הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל.** יַם אוֹקְיָנוּס שֶׁמַּקִּיף הָעוֹלָם:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
הים הגדול – The Mediterranean Sea that surrounds the world (at least as the ancients understood it).


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:7
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**בָּרוּךְ שֶׁעָשָׂה אֶת הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל.** שֶׁמִּתּוֹךְ גָּדְלוֹ וַחֲשִׁיבוּתוֹ קוֹבֵעַ בְּרָכָה לְעַצְמוֹ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
ברוך שעשה הים הגדול – On account of its size and importance, establishes a blessing for itself.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:8
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**לִפְרָקִים.** מִשְּׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם לִשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
לפרקים – At thirty day intervals


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:2:9
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**עַל הַגְּשָׁמִים וְכוּ'.** מְבָרֵךְ הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב, וְהוּא דְּאִית לֵיהּ אַרְעָא בְּשֻׁתָּפוּת עִם אַחֲרִינֵי, דְּהָכִי מַשְׁמַע הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב, הַטּוֹב לְדִידֵיהּ וְהַמֵּטִיב לְאַחֲרִינֵי, אֲבָל כִּי לֵית לֵיהּ אַרְעָא כְּלָל אוֹמֵר מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ ה'‏ אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל כָּל טִפָּה וְטִפָּה שֶׁהוֹרַדְתָּ לָנוּ וְכוּ'. וְאִם יֵשׁ לוֹ קַרְקַע לְבַדּוֹ מְבָרֵךְ שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
על הגשמים – He recites the blessing, “Who Is Good and Does Good” as whomever possesses land in partnership with another, for this is implies "הטוב והמטיב"/Who is Good and Does Good”; – Good – for himself and “who does good”- for another; but he who lacks land altogether should say, “We give thanks to You, O LORD our God for every drop [of rain] that you have caused to fall for us, etc.” And if he owns land on his own, he makes the blessing, “שהחיינו/Who has Kept Us Alive.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:3:1
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**בָּנָה בַיִת חָדָשׁ וְקָנָה כֵלִים חֲדָשִׁים.** בֵּין יֵשׁ לוֹ כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶן בֵּין אֵין לוֹ כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶן מְבָרֵךְ שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
בנה בית חדש וקנה כלים חדשים – whether he had it or something similar to it or he didn’t have something similar to them, he would recite the blessing “שהחיינו/who has sustained us.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:3:2
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**עַל הָרָעָה מֵעֵין הַטּוֹבָה.** מְפָרֵשׁ בַּגְּמָרָא כְּגוֹן שֶׁצָּפוּ מַיִם עַל אַרְצוֹ וְשָׁטְפוּ תְּבוּאָתוֹ שֶׁל שָׁנָה זוֹ, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁרִוּוּ הַמַּיִם פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה וְנַעֲשֵׂית שָׂדֵהוּ מְשֻׁבַּחַת לַשָּׁנִים הַבָּאוֹת, הַשְׁתָּא מִיהָא רָעָה הִיא וּמְבָרֵךְ דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
על הרעה מעין הטובה – It is explained in the Gemara (Tractate Berakhot 59b) such as the case where water floated on his land and flooded his grain for that year, even though the waters saturated the face of the earth but his field became even more praiseworthy for the coming years. Now, however, it is bad, and he recites the blessing, “[Praised Are You, O LORD] the Righteous Judge.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:3:3
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**וְעַל הַטּוֹבָה מֵעֵין הָרָעָה.** כְּגוֹן דְּאַשְׁכַּח מְצִיאָה, אַף עַל גַּב דְּרָעָה הִיא דְּאִי שָׁמַע בָּהּ מַלְכָּא חוֹבְטוֹ בְּמַכּוֹת וְיִסּוּרִין וְשָׁקִיל לַהּ מִנֵּיהּ הַשְׁתָּא מִיהָא טוֹבָה הִיא וּמְבָרֵךְ הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
ועל הטובה מעין הרעה – Such as the case where he found something [good] even though it is bad, for had he heard about it, the king would have punished him with whippings and sufferings and take it from him. Now, however, it is a “good thing, and he should recite the blessing, “הטוב והמטיב/Who is Good and Does Good.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:3:4
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**הַצּוֹעֵק לְשֶׁעָבַר.** הַמִּתְפַּלֵּל עַל מַה שֶּׁכְּבָר הָיָה הֲרֵי זוֹ תְּפִלַּת שָׁוְא, דְּמַאי דַהֲוָה הֲוָה:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
הצועק לשעבר – A person prays about something that already had occurred, this is a vain prayer, for what has occurred, has occurred.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:4:1
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**שְׁתַּיִם בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ וּשְׁתַּיִם בִּיצִיאָתוֹ.** בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ אוֹמֵר שֶׁתַּכְנִיסֵנִי לִכְרַךְ זֶה לְשָׁלוֹם, נִכְנַס אוֹמֵר מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ שֶׁהִכְנַסְתַּנִי לִכְרַךְ זֶה לְשָׁלוֹם הֲרֵי (זה) שְׁתַּיִם בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ. בִּקֵּשׁ לָצֵאת אוֹמֵר שֶׁתּוֹצִיאֵנִי מִכְּרַךְ זֶה לְשָׁלוֹם, לְאַחַר שֶׁיָּצָא אוֹמֵר מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ שֶׁהוֹצֵאתָנִי מִכְּרַךְ זֶה לְשָׁלוֹם. וְכָל כָּךְ לָמָּה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁצָּרִיךְ שֶׁיִּתֵּן אָדָם הוֹדָאָה לְבוֹרְאוֹ עַל מַה שֶּׁעָבַר עָלָיו מִן הַטּוֹב, וְיִתְפַּלֵּל עַל הֶעָתִיד שֶׁתָּבֹא לוֹ טוֹבָה:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
שתים בכניסתו ושנים ביציאתו – When he is entering, he says, [“Praised are You, O LORD] that you will bring me into this city in peace” . When he has entered, he says, “I give thanks before You, that you have brought me into this city in peace.” Behold this is twice at his entrance. When he desires to leave, he says, “[Praised are You, O LORD] that you will take me out from this city in peace.” After he has left, he says, “I give thanks before You, that you have taken me out of this city in peace.” And so much [praise – before and after], why? Because a person must express gratitude before his Creator on what he has endured from the good, and he should pray about the future that should occur for good.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:1
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**חַיָּב אָדָם לְבָרֵךְ עַל הָרָעָה.** כְּשֶׁמְּבָרֵךְ דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת עַל הָרָעָה, חַיָּב לְבָרֵךְ בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְלֵב טוֹב כְּשֵׁם שֶׁמְּבָרֵךְ בְּשִׂמְחָה הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב עַל הַטּוֹבָה:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
חייב אדם לברך על הרעה – When one makes the blessing “The True and Righteous Judge,” on the bad things [that occur], one is obligated to recite the blessing in joy and with a full-heart, just as one recites with joy the blessing, “Who is Good and Does Good” on the good things [that happen].


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:2
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**דָּבָר אַחֵר בְּכָל מְאֹדֶךָ.** בְּכָל מִדּוֹת הַמְדוּדוֹת לְךָ, בֵּין מִדָּה טוֹבָה בֵּין מִדַּת פֻּרְעָנוּת:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
דבר אחר: "בכל מאדך" – with all of the measures that are measured out to you, whether for good or for retribution.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:3
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**לֹא יָקֵל אָדָם רֹאשׁוֹ.** לֹא יִנְהַג קַלּוּת רֹאשׁ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
לא יקל אדם ראשו – He should not act with irreverence.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:4
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**כְּנֶגֶד שַׁעַר הַמִּזְרָח.** חוּץ לְהַר הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בַּחוֹמָה הַנְּמוּכָה אֲשֶׁר לְרַגְלֵי הַבַּיִת לַמִּזְרָח, לְפִי שֶׁהוּא מְכֻוָּן, שֶׁכָּל הַשְּׁעָרִים מְכֻוָּנִים זֶה כְּנֶגֶד זֶה, שַׁעַר מִזְרָח, שַׁעַר עֶזְרַת נָשִׁים וְשַׁעַר עֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּפֶתַח הָאוּלָם וְהַהֵיכָל וּבֵית קֹדֶשׁ הַקָּדָשִׁים בִּימֵי בַּיִת רִאשׁוֹן:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
כנגד שער מזרח – Outside of the Temple Mount where the low wall which is at foot of the Temple to the east, since it is designed that all of the gates correspond one opposite the other – the Eastern Gate, the Gate of the Women’s Court, the Gate of the Israelite Court and the Opening of the [Great[ Hall, and the [Holy] Hall and the House of the Holy of Holies in the First Temple.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:5
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**בַּאֲפוּנְדָּתוֹ.** אֵזוֹר חָלוּל שֶׁנּוֹתְנִים בּוֹ מָעוֹת. פֵּרוּשׁ אַחֵר בֶּגֶד שֶׁלּוֹבֵשׁ עַל בְּשָׂרוֹ לְקַבֵּל הַזֵּעָה שֶׁלֹּא לְטַנֵּף שְׁאָר בְּגָדִים, וּגְנַאי לָאָדָם לָצֵאת בְּאוֹתוֹ בֶּגֶד לְבַדּוֹ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
ובאפונדתו – A hollow region where they put money. Another explanation: Clothing that is worn on his skin to receive the sweat so that it would not soil the rest of one’s clothing, for it is shameful for a person to leave [his home] with only that [piece of] clothing.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:6
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**קַפַּנְדַּרְיָא.** לִכָּנֵס בְּפֶתַח זֶה וְלָצֵאת בְּפֶתַח שֶׁכְּנֶגְדּוֹ כְּדֵי לְקַצֵּר הִלּוּכוֹ דֶּרֶךְ שָׁם. וּלְשׁוֹן קַפַּנְדַּרְיָא אַדְּמַקִּיפְנָא דָּרֵי אֵעוֹל בְּהָא, כְּלוֹמַר בְּעוֹד שֶׁאֲנִי צָרִיךְ לְהַקִּיף שׁוּרוֹת שֶׁל בָּתִּים אֲקַצֵּר מַהֲלָכִי וְאֶכָּנֵס דֶּרֶךְ כָּאן:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
קפנדריא – to enter through one opening and to exit from the opposite opening in order to shorten his walk in that path. And the word KAPANDARIA [means] (using a phonetic etymology [in Aramaic] using the letters KUF, FEY, NUN and DALET and RESH, that is to say, that instead of going around rows of houses, I will shorten the distance of my walk and enter via this path.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:7
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**וּרְקִיקָה.** אֲסוּרָה בְּהַר הַבַּיִת:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
ורקיקה – Which is prohibited on the Temple Mount.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:8
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**מִקַּל וָחֹמֶר.** מִמִּנְעָל, וּמַה מִּנְעָל שֶׁאֵינוֹ דֶּרֶךְ בִּזָּיוֹן אָסוּר, רְקִיקָה שֶׁהִיא דֶּרֶךְ בִּזָּיוֹן לֹא כָּל שֶׁכֵּן:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
מקל וחומר – From the shoe. Just as a shoe is not a form of disrespect, [yet] which is forbidden [to be worn on the Temple Mount], spitting which is an act of contempt, all the more so (see Tosefta Berakhot 6:19).


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:9
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**כָּל חוֹתְמֵי בְּרָכוֹת שֶׁבַּמִּקְדָּשׁ.** הַמְבָרֵךְ אוֹמֵר בְּסוֹף כָּל בְּרָכָה בָּרוּךְ ה'‏ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם חוֹנֵן הַדָּעַת וְכֵן בְּכֻלָּם, וְהָעוֹנִין אוֹמְרִים בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. שֶׁאֵין עוֹנִין אָמֵן אַחַר כָּל בְּרָכָה שֶׁבַּמִּקְדָּשׁ, דִּכְתִיב בְּעֶזְרָא (נחמיה ט) קוּמוּ בָּרְכוּ אֶת ה'‏ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִן הָעוֹלָם עַד הָעוֹלָם, וְאוֹמֵר אַחַר כָּךְ וִיבָרְכוּ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדֶךָ, כְּלוֹמַר שֶׁעוֹנִים בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. וְאַשְׁמְעִינַן הָכָא דִּבְמִקְדָּשׁ רִאשׁוֹן לֹא הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים אֶלָּא בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן הָעוֹלָם וְלֹא יוֹתֵר וְלֹא הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים וְעַד הָעוֹלָם:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
כל חותמי ברכות שהיו במקדש – He who makes a blessing says at the conclusion of each blessing (Berakhot 54a), “Praised is the LORD the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting, Who Bestows Knowledge.” And thereafter, everyone responds, saying: “Praised be the Name of His glorious Kingdom forever and ever,” for we do not answer “Amen” after every blessing [that is recited] in the Temple, as it is written (Nehemiah 9:5), “Rise, bless the LORD your God who is from eternity to eternity;” And we say after that: “May Your glorious name be blessed, [exalted though it is above every blessing and praise]!” That is to say, that they would respond, “Praised be the Name of God’s glorious kingdom forever and ever.” And we learn here that in the First Temple [period], they would only say, “Praised is the God of Israel for eternity” and nothing more, and not “from eternity to eternity.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:10
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**מִשֶּׁקִּלְקְלוּ הַמִּינִים.** שֶׁאֵין מַאֲמִינִים בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וְאָמְרוּ אֵין עוֹלָם אֶלָּא זֶה, הִתְקִינוּ עֶזְרָא וּבֵית דִּינוֹ שֶׁיְּהוּ אוֹמְרִים מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם לוֹמַר שֶׁשְּׁנֵי עוֹלָמוֹת יֵשׁ, הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, לְהוֹצִיא מִלֵּב הַמִּינִים שֶׁכּוֹפְרִים בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
משקלקלו המינים – Since they [the Sectarians] did not believe in the Resurrection of the Dead and said that that there is no world other than this one, Ezra and his court established that we should say, “from eternity to eternity,” to state that there are two worlds – this world and the next world, to remove from the hearts of the Sectarians who denied belief in the Resurrection of the Dead.


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:11
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**שֶׁיְּהֵא אָדָם שׁוֹאֵל בִּשְׁלוֹם חֲבֵרוֹ בַּשֵּׁם.** בִּשְׁמוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, וְלֹא אָמְרִינַן מְזַלְזֵל הוּא בִּכְבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם בִּשְׁבִיל כְּבוֹד הַבְּרִיּוֹת לְהוֹצִיא שֵׁם שָׁמַיִם עָלָיו, וְלָמְדוּ מִבֹּעַז שֶׁאָמַר לַקּוֹצְרִים ה'‏ עִמָּכֶם, וְכִי תֵימָא בֹּעַז מִדַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ קָעָבַד וְלֹא גָמְרִינַן מִנֵּיהּ, תָּא שְׁמַע מִן הַמַּלְאָךְ שֶׁאָמַר לְגִדְעוֹן ה'‏ עִמְּךָ גִּבּוֹר הֶחָיִל, וְכִי תֵימָא לֹא שָׁאַל הַמַּלְאָךְ בִּשְׁלוֹם גִּדְעוֹן, וְלֹא בֵּרְכוֹ, אֶלָּא בִּשְׁלִיחוּתוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם הוֹדִיעוֹ שֶׁהַשְּׁכִינָה עִמּוֹ, וְלֹא גָמְרִינַן מִנֵּיהּ, תָּא שְׁמַע וְאוֹמֵר אַל תָּבוּז כִּי זָקְנָה אִמֶּךָ, אַל תָּבוּז אֶת בֹּעַז לוֹמַר שֶׁמִּדַּעְתּוֹ עָשָׂה אֶלָּא לְמַד מִזִּקְנֵי אֻמָּתְךָ, כִּי יֵשׁ לוֹ עַל מִי לְהִסָּמֵךְ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר עֵת לַעֲשׂוֹת לַה'‏ הֵפֵרוּ תוֹרָתֶךָ:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
שיהא אדם שואל בשלום חבירו בשם – With the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He, and we do not say that he should treat His (God’s) honor with disrespect in order to honor human beings, to bring forth the name of Heaven upon him, as we learned from Boaz (Ruth 2:4), “He greeted the reaper, ‘The LORD be with you! [And they responded, ‘The LORD bless you!]” And when Boaz said it, he did so willingly, and we do not derive [anything from] it: Come and hear from the angel who said to Gideon (Judges 6:12), “The LORD is with you, valiant warrior.” And if you say, but the angel did not ask the welfare of Gideon nor blessed him, but only through serving as God’s messenger, informing him that God’s presence is with him, and we don’t derive anything from it. Come and hear: Do not despise that you mother is old, and do not despise Boaz to say that he did so (i.e., greet the reapers] of his own accord, but that he was taught from the elders of your people, for there is upon what he can rely, as it states (Psalms 119:126), “It is a time to act for the LORD, for they have violated Your teaching.”


###### Bartenura on Mishnah Berakhot 9:5:12
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**רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר הֵפֵרוּ תוֹרָתֶךָ.** פְּעָמִים שֶׁמְּבַטְּלִים דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה כְּדֵי לַעֲשׂוֹת לַה', אַף זֶה הַמִּתְכַּוֵּן לִשְׁאֹל בִּשְׁלוֹם חֲבֵרוֹ, וְזֶהוּ רְצוֹנוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים לד) בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ, מֻתָּר לְהָפֵר תּוֹרָה וְלַעֲשׂוֹת דָּבָר הַנִּרְאֶה אָסוּר:

**Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020:**
רבי נתן אומר: הפרו תורתך – Sometimes, we set aside the Torah in order to perform act for [the sake of] God, even the individual who intends to ask of the welfare of his neighbor, this is the will of the God, as it states (Psalms 34:15), “Seek amity and pursue it.” It is [thus] permissible to invalidate the Torah and to do something that appears forbidden.