How does something become a Davar Shebakedusha? What is the criteria?
This question was inspired by the discussion over here. People half-standing for אלקינו in zimun
asked May 23, 2011 at 23:16
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1Relevant hearsay from R' Chaim Soloveitchik: elomdus.blogspot.com/2007/12/zimun-of-10-people.html– jakeMay 23, 2011 at 23:30
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There are different types of 'devarim shebikdusha' (see Gittin 59b, for example), so I assume that you're only asking here about things that, due to their 'kedusha', require a minyan of ten Jewish men– הנער הזהJan 5, 2015 at 18:08
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Perhaps someone can answer directly. Otherwise, this might help: Gather a list of things that are and a list of things that are not d'varim shebikdusha and see whether a rule can be figured out from the examples. I'm marking this answer "community wiki" so additions to it will be easier.
D'varim shebikdusha:
- kadish (MB 55:2, from Mgila 23:2)
- k'dusha (ditto)
- bar'chu (ditto)
- Torah-reading (ditto)
- n'si'as kapayim of the kohanim (ditto)
- chazaras hashatz (N.B.: MB 55:5 says it's considered such because it has k'dusha in it.)
Not:
- Anything that we know does not require a minyan. (This is because any davar shebikdusha ipso facto requires a minyan.)
Halachic Dispute:
- shlosh `esrei middot (the 13 Divine attributes): The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 565:5) says that they are d'varim shebikdusha. The source is the Rashba (Responsa 1:211), but in the printed editions, he says that they are like d'varim shebikdusha. The Tur says that they are not.
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Anyone have the book מועדי הרב (by שלמה זאב פיק, published ca. 2003)? Pages 55–56 supposedly have some information on this.– msh210 ♦May 25, 2011 at 16:19
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Note that there are things which require 10 men but is still not a davar shebikdusha (see Aruch Hashulchan Even Ha'Ezer 62:11)– הנער הזהJan 5, 2015 at 17:34