Some call it “Orthodox,” but it simply means being a committed Jew
My friend was teasing me: Do you think G-d is Orthodox?
Of course, I replied. It’s only logical. Can you imagine G-d not keeping strictly kosher? Or keeping kosher at home, but not outside the home, as some Conservative Jews do? Or not keep kosher at all, like Reform Jews? Can you imagine G-d not observing Shabbos? Would He not go to shul religiously? Can you imagine G-d not davening three times a day? So it is obvious: G-d is definitely Orthodox.
My friend was not convinced. Okay, if He is Orthodox, and davens three times a day, to whom does He daven? When He says Baruch Atah, who is Atah? Does He say Baruch Ani?
Well, we do find the Sages telling us that on occasion G-d does pray to Himself — though it is beyond our comprehension. The Talmud devotes half a folio to demonstrate that G-d does pray — to Himself! As for Baruch Atah, since He is omnipotent and the Master of all, He can change the form if He so desires.
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