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   My shul's Rabbi devoted his Shabbat morning drasha a couple of weeks ago to the idea that the mezuza provides protection.

   1992 September 3, Robert B. Israel, “Not a Charm?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

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   In any case, the Midrash states that those who have a pleasant voice should honor God with what He has endowed them — with their voice. This derashah and similar derashot appear in Pesikta Rabbati and Midrishei Tanḥuma, and are cited later on in the literature of the Geonim and Rishonim.

   2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 5