And She called his Name Yehuda
At the end of Pesukei D’zimra we say that Hashem is bocher b’shirei zimra – He chooses songs of rejoicing. If he chooses, there must have some alternative that He could have chosen. What was it? At the beginning of Shemone Esrei, we say, “Hashem, open my lips and my mouth will say your praises.”…