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Questions about Jewish prayer (the fixed order of typically-thrice-daily prayers, or prayer generally).

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Boruch Shem Kevod Malchuso L'Olam Voed - why do we whisper it?

This was a declaration of loyalty by the Shevatim on Yaakov's deathbed, so it's a worthwhile prayer. But since it's not a verse found in the Torah, we say it quietly (Pesachim 56a) This was a prayer …
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Bimei Matisyahu ben Yochanan Kohen Godol

The gemarah in Megillah 11a (16 lines down in the widest lines) says that Matisyahu was a Cohen Gadol.
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