Is a response necessary when one receives a verbal ye’shar coch’echa? Is “thank you” proper? I’ve heard people utter baruch te’hyeh. Please explain the meanings, derivations etc
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“Yishar koah” is the traditional way of saying “well done,” after one has an honour. It translates literally as: “may your strength be firm,” and derives from a time when the Torah reader would hold the scroll upright while reading the text, requiring considerable strength. The classical response to “yishar koah” is “barukh tihiyeh”, meaning “may you [also] be blessed.”
“Thank you” would be a much weaker response, since it does not offer wishes to the person congratulating you for your honour.
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