Genizah of a book that contains a sacred quotation
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Question
When does a book require genizah? For example, if at the beginning of the book words from the prayer Nishmat Kol Chai are quoted: "אין אנחנו מספיקים להודות לך ה' אלוקינו ואלוקי אבותינו ולברך את שמך על אחת מאלף אלפי אלפים ורבי רבבות פעמים, הטובות ניסים ונפלאות שעשית עם אבותינו ועמנו" ("We are not able to sufficiently thank You, Hashem our God and God of our forefathers, and to bless Your Name for even one of the thousand-thousand thousands and countless myriads of times, for the good, wonders and miracles that You have done for our forefathers and for us") – does such a book require genizah?
Answer
Shalom and blessings.
These words, if they appear as an actual quotation, require genizah. But if they are only used as a stylistic expression of thanks to Hashem, they do not require genizah.
In any case, the discussion applies only to that page; the rest of the book does not require genizah.
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