You probably know that the luchos have 10 commandments. But did you know that there are 10 words in Kaddish that correspond to the 10 commandments!? The Mishna Berura [56:2] teaches that the following 10 words of praise in Kaddish correspond to the 10 commandments: (1) Yis’gadal (2) Yis’kadash (3) Yis’borach (4) Yish’tabach (5) Yis’poar (6) Yis’romam (7) Yis’nase (8) Yis’hadar (9) Yis’ale (10) Yis’halal.
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