The Tosefta on the Kedushah
One does not respond together with the prayer leader [in the synagogue, who recites the Prayer on behalf of the entire congregation; that is, one does not recite congregational responses or repetitions together with the prayer leader, but rather after his lead, in responsorial fashion].
R. Judah would respond together with the prayer leader [in the Kedushah], Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory (Isaiah 6:3, NRSV), and Blessed be the glory of the Lord (Ezekiel 3:12).
All these [responses] R. Judah would recite together with the prayer leader.
Adapted from the translation of Tzvee Zahavy.
Notes
Words in brackets appear in the original translation.
Credits
t. Berakhot 1:9, trans. Tzvee Zahavy, from The Tosefta: Zeraim, ed. Jacob Neusner and Richard S. Sarason (Hoboken, N.J.: KTAV Publishing House, 1986), pp. 3-4. Adapted with permission of the publisher. Verse from New Revised Standard Version Bible copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved..
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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