The Meaning of Halleluyah/Hallelukah (Pesachim 117a)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/6/21 at YBT) we decided to take up a side-topic: the meaning of the word הללויה. I figured that we'll encounter it eventually (and already did, back when we did 146), and rather than go off on a tangent then, we'll just discuss it now. Plus, it comes up so much in davening. Although we read through the whole sugya in the Gemara, along with the Mesivta's summary of some meforshim, we ended up focusing on three possible meanings of the word. We kind of had to rush at the end, but at least we opened up some avenues of thought!----------מקורות:פסחים דף קיז עמוד ארשב"ם שםמהרש"א שםבטיב גיטין - מרגליות עמוד נד עמוד א ----------If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha. ----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com  "The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comOur Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/