What is the practice of reciting Vehu Rachum and Barchu with melodious prolonged tones on Motzei Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Rema records the Ashkenazic custom of reciting Vehu Rachum and Barchu with extended, melodious tones on Motzei Shabbat to add from the mundane to the holy. The Aruch HaShulchan provides multiple reasons for this practice.
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