The Talmud names Simeon ha-Paoli as the editor of the collection in the academy of R. Gamaliel II. A great variety of readings is preserved in the case of benediction No. In the evening service, attendance at which was by some not regarded as obligatory (Weiss, "Dor," ii. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, Thy name is good, and to Thee it is meet to give thanks.". 27a; Hor. cxlvii. A somewhat different opening, "We confess and bow down and kneel," is preserved in the Roman Mazor. The prayer has undergone since the days of Gamaliel many textual changes, as the variety of versions extant evidences. 21. xi. refers to Judah and Tamar; No. The Meaning of the WordShemoneh Esrei literally means "eighteen" (8+10), and originally there were eighteen blessings divided into three general types: Notice that this adds up to nineteen, not eighteen. Literally, the name means "eighteen"; and its wide use shows that at the time it came into vogue the benedictions ("berakot") comprised in the prayer must have numbered eighteen, though in reality as fixed in the versions recited in the synagogues they number nineteen. 17b). xv. At all events, the sequence in the existing arrangement is logical. (Sirach) xxxvi. For Thou hearest the prayer of Thy people Israel in mercy. ), while for the evening "Tefillah" recourse was had to artificial comparison with the sacrificial portions consumed on the altar during the night. 19. or "humiliates the arrogant" (Amram); in the former phrase Saadia and Maimonides replace the noun "enemies" by "evil-doers.". vi. 28b). The above account seems to suggest that this "new" (revised) addition to the benedictions was not admitted at once and without some opposition. "Keepest his faith" = "keepeth truth forever," ib. 104). No. v. 21, Hebr.). This list of correspondences in the number of words or letters, invoked by the very late authorities to settle disputed readings, might be extended, as such analogy is assigned to almost every benediction (see Baer's commentary in his "Seder 'Abodat Israel." When Abraham was saved the angels recited the "Blessed be Thou . That the Mishnah fails to record the text or to give other definite and coherent directions concerning the prayer except sporadically, indicates that when the Mishnah was finally compiled the benedictions were so well known that it was unnecessary to prescribe their text andcontent (Maimonides on Men. and xv. 17a) is missing (Zunz, l.c. xv. Buber, p. 21; SeMaG, command No. On New Moons and middle days, except in the Musaf, the "Ya'aleh we-yabo" (see above) is inserted in the "'Abodah" before "bring back." xiv. Instructions: When praying the Individual Shemoneh Esrei. cxxxii. From this is derived the usual designation of God as "King of the world," not found, strange to say, in the eighteen benedictionsa circumstance that attracted the attention of the Rabbis (Ber. They were at first spontaneous outgrowths of the efforts to establish the Pharisaic Synagogue in opposition to, or at least in correspondence with, the Sadducean Temple service. And remove from us bodily pain; and fatten us with the fertility of Thy land; and our dispersed ones from the four corners of the earth do Thou gather together; and they that go astray against the knowledge of Thee shall be judged; and upon the evil-doers do Thou lift up Thy hand: but may the righteous rejoice in the building of Thy city, and in the refounding of Thy Temple, and in the sprouting up of a horn unto David Thy servant, and in the preparing of a light for Jesse's son, Thy Messiah. Wenn man b'yichidut (allein beten) ohne Minyan ist, muss man dann die Amida still sagen oder kann man sie laut sagen? 26 (Meg. 107a, 117b; Tan., Wayera [ed. No. At these words, three steps backward were taken (see Ora ayyim, l.c. In dangerous places a very brief formula was, according to R. Joshua, substituted: "Help, O Eternal, Thy people, the remnant of Israel. iv. i, ii., iii., iv., viii., xiv., xvii., xviii., and xix. . is styled "Birkat ha-Ge'ullah," the benediction ending with "Go'el" = "Redeemer" (Meg. v.: "Repentance," Isa. The "Modim" is given in an abbreviated form; and in the last benediction the words "on every day" are inserted before "at all times.". iii. Gradually, after R. Gamaliel, it came to be the custom that every man softly read the "Tefillah" for himself, instead of merely listening to the reader's recitation of it; only for one not familiar enough () with the prayer was the older practise held permissible. x. xxxv. p. 149). 27b), the "Tefillah" was not repeated aloud; and as a rule only eighteen Biblical verses, to take the place of the eighteen benedictions, were read (see L. Loew in "Monatsschrift," 1884, pp. v. ("Lead us back, our Father," etc.) Although it is true that virtually no interruptions are permitted between ga'al Yisrael and the beginning of Shemoneh Esrei, these three steps are deemed to be a component of the prayer, and as such Reign Thou over us, O Lord, alone in loving-kindness and mercy, and establish our innocence by the judgment. Mystical prayers and practices existed in which worshippers would attempt to ascend to heaven and come into the presence of God. ii. 8b), a principle said to have been carried into practise by R. Eleazar and R. Abbahu (ib.). 89 et seq.). 15 Shemoneh Esrei - Eighth Blessing 2 Rabbi Yitzchok Botton . 6. Some scholars surmise that the LORD's Prayer of Jesus is a concise restatement of the Amidah. From before Thee, O our King, do not turn us away empty-handed. xix. 4; Ezek. Again: (1) In Yer. "Swing on high the hand against the strange people and let them behold Thy might. xxxiii. ", Verse 2. The latter is a good summary of the petitions (comp. This is apparent from the haggadic endeavor to connect the stated times of prayer with the sacrificial routine of the Temple, the morning and the afternoon "Tefillah" recalling the constant offerings (Ber. King, Helper, Savior, and Shield; blessed be Thou, Shield of Abraham". I still think the text of the brachah is more mistaber . pp. Prayer was not to be read as one would read a letter (ib.). 4). A century later the Sadducees furnished the type, hence it came to be designated as the "Birkat ha-adduim" (but "adduim" may in this connection be merely a euphemism for "Minim"; Yer. 69a; ul. 586), that those who were ignorant might by listening to him discharge their duty. xxxv. No. 15c). the prefixing of the definite article to the adjective gives the context a new significance, viz., not "Thy name is holy," but "Thy name is 'the Holy One.'" After this at public prayer in the morning the priestly blessing is added. : "Thou art holy," Ps. 14. 45a, in the uncensored editions; the censored have "Mumar"). Additional indications that Nos. It consists of an introductory portion, which on Sabbath has four different forms for the four services, and another short portion, which is constant: "Our God and God of our fathers! iii. ; Yer. Getting back to Shemoneh Esrei, the Talmud in Megillah 17b tells us that the reason the bracha of kibbutz galuyos comes after birkas hashanim - which is about abundant produce - is because the land of Israel will bloom in anticipation of the Jews' return as per Ezekiel 36:8, "You mountains of Israel will shoot forth your branches and . 187, note 4). On an ordinary Sabbath the middle benediction, in a labored acrostic composition in the inverted order of the alphabet, recalls the sacrifices ordained for the Sabbath, and petitions for restoration in order that Israel may once more offer the sacrifices as prescribed, the prayer concluding with an exaltation of the Sabbath. vii., "Tefillat Ta'anit," the prayer for fast-days (Ta'an. Again, the Patriarchs are credited with having devised this tripartite scheme (Ber. cxlv. In this most difficult period after . On the whole the language of the eighteen (nineteen) benedictions is Biblical, and in phraseology is more especially similar to that of the Psalms. When one sins, the soul becomes blemished, like being sick. An Affiliate of Yeshiva University. iii. ", Verse 3. appears with altered expressions in the Sephardic ritual, the words for "healing" being the unusual "arukah" and "marpe." 29a) which R. Joshua (ib. 7. Lam. Text Message Abbreviations 15 Questions. Verse 9 is the prayer for Jerusalem, No. p. 141). Abudarham quotes, "and Thy name be exalted constantly and forever and aye"; while Saadia's version reads: "on account of all, be Thou blessed and exalted; for Thou art the Only One in the universe, and there is none besides Thee." For this reason it is more straightforward to refer to the Shemoneh Esrei as the "Amidah" (standing) or "the Tefillah" (the prayer). 19. This last form came to be officially favored (ib.). : "Heal," Jer. vii. xii. And for these very reasons, many people struggle to experience the Shemoneh Esrei as something beyond a ritual formality. i.: "Blessed be Thou, our God and the God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" recalls Ex. ; Ora ayyim, 110). Get Started Ta'an. Ber. 17b). 17a), during the Middle Ages was added "do on account of Thy name," etc. ], and heal our sick [= viii. Read the text of Siddur Ashkenaz online with commentaries and connections. 6-8). Delitzsch, Zur Geschichte der Jdischen Poesie, 1836, pp. It follows the previous blessing, for after a Torah government is restored, the time will come when all heretics, who deny and seek to destroy the Torah, will be put in their place (Megilla 17b). 104a) of the seven blessings (Shab. Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates. at Jabneh. The word, (2) In the middle, non-constant benedictions (Nos. i.; Pire R. El. xi.) We speak about the primary sources, and take a survey of the topics which we will encounter in our study of this quintessential Tefilah. Pronunciation of shemoneh esrei with 3 audio pronunciations, 2 meanings, 1 translation and more for shemoneh esrei. R. Judah ha-Nasi desired to have it used on the Sabbath as well as on week-days (Yer. so as to harmonize with Ezek. and xvi. vii., ix., xiv., and xvi. 17b), the petition that the year may be fruitful: "Bless for us, O Lord our God, this year and all kinds of its yield for [our] good; and shower down [in winter, "dew and rain for"] a blessing upon the face of the earth: fulfill us of Thy bounty and bless this our year that it be as the good years. In the older versions the continuation is: "and all the enemies of Thy people," or, in Amram Gaon's "Siddur," "all our enemies"; but this is modified in the German and Roman into "and they all," while Maimonides omits the clause altogether. "); but when the kohanim perform this function (on the holy days) those present answer, "Amen." ix. Verse 11 is clearly related to both Nos. 11b, 13b), has come down in various recensions. xiv. The Maccabean period seems to furnish adequate background for the national petitions, though the experiences of the Roman war and the subsequent disasters may have heightened the coloring in many details. "Gere ha-ede" is the late technical term for Proselytes. In the Vitry Mazor's reading the conjunction "waw" is frequently dropped, much to the improvement of the diction. The "Shemoneh 'Esreh" is first prayed silently by the congregation and then repeated by the reader aloud. This blessing was instituted by the Sage Shmuel Hakatan at the time of Rabban Gamliel after the destruction of the Second Temple (Berachot 28a). lxix. has eighteen words, as has the verse Ex. Verse 6 accounts for the petition against the enemy, No. One must not only stand . After each section the people usually answer, "Ken yehi raon!" Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. No. "[They shall] praise Thee" = sing the "Hallel" phrase, which is a technical Psalm term and hence followed by Selah. 33a), reads as follows: "Thou graciously vouchsafest knowledge to man and teachest mortals understanding: vouchsafe unto us from Thee knowledge, understanding, and intelligence. 16b). 17b): "May Thy mercies, O Lord our God, be stirred over the righteous and over the pious and over the elders of Thy people, the House of Israel, and over the remnant of their scribes, and over the righteous proselytes, and over us, and bestow a goodly reward upon them who truly confide in Thy name; and assign us our portion with them forever; and may we not come to shame for that we have trusted in Thee. No. 29a). 1579 Attempts. to Solomon's bringing the Ark into the inner sanctuary; No. 13). 79-90; Gollancz, in Kohut Memorial Volume, pp. xviii. Originally the opening words were "La-zedim ula-minim," and the conclusion had "maknia' zedim" (see "Sefer ha-Eshkol" and "Shibbole ha-Lee"). In places and situations where there is grave danger of interruptions, a shorter form is permissible comprising the first three and the last three benedictions and between them only the "Attah onen," the petition for understanding (No. Reciting the Weekday Amidah Prayers. In Sifre, Deut. iv. xii. is termed the "'Abodah" = "sacrificial service" (Ber. According to this, seventeen was the number of benedictions without the "Birkat ha-adduim." Whenever there is a minyan (group of ten) present, the Amidah will be repeated aloud (by the cantor) in the synagogue, and the congregant responds "Amen" after each blessing has been recited. Another line begins "Hasten the end-time," which may, by its Messianic implication, suggest benediction No. No. Product Description. On Rosh ha-Shanah there are three middle benedictions (according to R. H. iv. J." [xvii. On the Ninth of Ab in the Minah service a supplication is introduced into No. In the "Tefillah" for the additional service the constant parts are always retained. iv. vi. to Ex. Rabban Gamli'el says, "Every day, a man should say Shemoneh Esrei.". 33b; Beah 17a). 2). ", So, also, Saadia: "and Thou wilt be pleased with us as of yore." "Make glad the people called by Thy name, Israel Thou namedst the first-born. 25a; Ber. 6; Ps. ", Verse 10. i., while 1b is the key-note of the prayer for Rosh ha-Shanah. 43; Mek., Bo, 15; Gi. to Israel's salvation at the Red Sea; No. In the Mazor of Salonica it begins with the word La-meshummadim" (see Ora ayyim, 118), as it does in the Roman Mazor (see also "Kesef Mishneh, Tefillah," at the beginning of ii.). As the prayer par excellence, it is designated as the "Tefillah" (prayer), while among the Sephardic Jews it is known as the "'Amidah," i.e., the prayer which the worshiper is commanded to recite standing (see also Zohar, i. 15; and, still later, the phrase "He who established peace," etc. v. 3 he merely omitted some part of the prayer; and, as he was not under suspicion of heresy, the omission was overlooked. 10; Num. . Dan. iii. is a prayer in behalf of the "addiim" = "pious" (Meg. 8 (Meg. No. In benediction No. The "Ge'ullah," redemption, should be the seventh benediction (Meg. The following brief prayer, attributed to R. Eliezer, is for use in places where wild animals and robbers may be prowling about: "Thy will be done in heaven above, and bestow ease of mind upon them that fear Thee [on earth] below, and what is good in Thine eyes execute. iv. In Babylon Nos. to Solomon's building of the Temple; No. and xix. Even so do Thou keep us alive and preserve us, and gather together our exiles to Thy holy courts to keep thy statutes and to do Thy will and to serve Thee with a fully devoted heart, for which we render thanks unto Thee. vi. Verse 4 explains the knowledge asked for in No. 21 et seq. 26 or in the verse concerning circumcision (Gen. ii. For this Amram presents "the doers of 'zadon,"' which at last was turned into "zedim," thus reverting to the earliest expression. The congregation then continues: "Shield of the fathers by His word, reviving the dead by His command, the holy God to whom none is like; who causeth His people to rest on His holy Sabbath-day, for in them He took delight to cause them to rest. ", Verse 8. Verse 1: "God of all" recalls benediction No. @WAF, ich wrde es nicht wissen - ich verstehe nicht viel von dem, was in dem von mir zitierten Text steht. xix.). If this construction of Ben Sira's prayer is admissible, many of the benedictions must be assigned to the Maccabean era, though most scholars have regardedthem as posterior to the destruction of the Temple. ): "and Thou wilt take delight in us as of yore. . Blessed be Thou, O Eternal, who blessest the years.". treats of healing because the eighth day is for circumcision (Meg. 6, xxv. Instead they adopted or composed the "Sim Shalom," known as the "Birkat Kohanim" (priestly blessing), and therefore equivalent to the "lifting up of the priest's hands" (for these terms see Maimonides and RaBaD on Tamid v. 1; and Ta'an. These narrate the wonderful occurrences which the day recalls. The formula given by Maimonides differs from this, as it does from those in vogue among the Ashkenazim and the Sephardim respectively, which in turn disagree with each other. 17b; Yer. formed only one benediction. xxix. xiii. Including it, there are a total of nineteen blessings, though the official name of this collection of blessings remains "Shemoneh Esrei", meaning "eighteen". Blessed be Thou, O Eternal, who hearest prayer" (ib.). No. ), which psalm, nevertheless, seems to indicate the number of benedictions as nineteen (see Elbogen, l.c. Teh.) 5, xlv. By this test the later enlargements are easily separated from the original stock.In the "sealing" formula, too, later amplifications are found. In Yer. p. 431). God "great, mighty, and awe-inspiring," Deut. 3; Ber. lxviii. 6; Meg. No. J." "King who lovest righteousness and justice," Ps. Finally, there was mention of the "kingdom of arrogance" ("zadon") = the Roman empire. The first of the seven enumerated is identical with the one contained in the "Shemoneh 'Esreh" as No. 2d ed., ii. x.: "Gather our exiles," Isa. 'May the Eternal lift up His countenance toward thee and give thee peace.'". "Mayest Thou bestow much peace upon Thy people Israel forever. Length 17 min 34 sec Series Mishna Brurah Yomi Halacha - Orach Chaim, Tefillah. 13, xliii. vii. Blessed be Thou, O Eternal, maker of peace.". On festivals (even when coincident with the Sabbath) this "Sanctification of the Day" is made up of several sections, the first of which is constant and reads as follows: "Thou hast chosen us from all the nations, hast loved us and wast pleased with us; Thou hast lifted us above all tongues, and hast hallowed us by Thy commandments, and hast brought us, O our King, to Thy service, and hast pronounced over us Thy great and holy name.". the Sephardic ritual introduces before "the elders" the phrase "and on the remnant of Thy people, the house of Israel," while in some editions these words are entirely omitted, and before the conclusion this sentence is inserted: "on Thy great loving-kindness in truth do we rely for support. This is the paragraph's specific importance. xxxi. The doctrine of the resurrection is intimately connected with Pharisaic nationalism. "Hear the prayer of Thy servants like the blessing of Aaron upon Thy people.". After reciting all of these berachot, there is a concluding prayer said for the entire ceremony. (1) While recited in the Temple, the original conclusion of benedictions was "Blessed be Thou, O Eternal, God of Israel from eternity to eternity" (Ber. "As before their eyes Thou wert proved the Holy One in us, so before our eyes be Thou glorified in them. This one speaks of the sanctity of the day (Ber. naturally are suggested; and their triumph is assured by the downfall of the wicked (Ps. 22 or Ps. ]), and (3) three concluding ones of thanks ("Hoda'ot," Nos. ii. On the two "solemn days" ("Yamim Nora'im") a petition for the kingdom of heaven is inserted in No. Individual prayer is defined as anytime the Shemoneh Esrei is prayed when it is not part of the "Chazzan's Repetition." Therefore, Individual prayer could be when 5; Ezek. No. 165, cxxv. Mode of Prayer. refers to Isaac's planting and plowing; No. iv., more than any other, is characteristic of a religion in which understanding is considered essential to piety. 343 this benediction is quoted as "Holy art Thou and awe-inspiring Thy name," which is the Ashkenazic reading for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Day of Atonement. In attitude of body and in the holding of the hands devotion is to be expressed (see Shulan 'Aruk, Ora ayyim, 95 et seq.). xvi.) is the "Seliah," the prayer for forgiveness (Meg. ib. 43 gives an incorrect identification, as does Paron, s.v. ) iv. Friedmann, p. 142b). Furthermore, the word "meherah" (= "speedily") is introduced as qualifying the expected answer to the prayer and the offerings. And may our eyes behold Thy merciful return to Zion. Through Divine punishment the soul is cleansed of the impurity caused by sin, thus enabling it to "heal" and return to its former state of glory. p. 357] rejects this view in favor of the assumption that the original composition of the prayer was due to Gamaliel), his purpose being to test those suspected of being minim (Tan., Wayira, ed. The custom has gradually developed of reciting at the conclusion of the latter the supplication with which Mar, the son of Rabina, used to conclude his prayer (Ber. 17; see Ber. Blessed be Thou, O Eternal, who answerest in time of trouble." 3 is the reminder that only seventeen words (excluding "okmah") are admissible. The basic form of the prayer was composed . No. 23; Jer. 12, xxvii. Maimonides and Amram likewise do not use the formula beginning with the words "Shalom rab." The function of blessing the people the Pharisees would not and could not arrogate unto themselves. 26. On the Day of Atonement the petition solicits pardon for sins (Dembitz, l.c. 2 Shemoneh Esrei - First Blessing Part 1 Hashem Open My Lips - Prepering to pray God is addressed as "Mamia Lanu Yeshu'ah," "causing salvation to sprout forth 'for us'"; while in No. 17b): "Lead us back, our Father, to Thy Torah; bring us near, our King, to Thy service, and cause us to return in perfect repentance before Thee. Note that the blessings should be recited while standing, with quiet devotion and without interruption. lxv. xvi. Understanding the Shemoneh Esrei; The Philosophy of Shemitta; Theological Issues in Sefer BeReishit; Jewish Political Theory - Hilkhot Melakhim; Meaning in Mitzvot; Philosophy of Halakha; Understanding the Practice and Meaning of Halakha; A River Goes Out of Eden ], and they who trust in Thee will rejoice [xiii.] lxiii. Before the conclusion is inserted "Be gracious unto us and answer us and hear our prayer, for Thou hearest the prayer of every mouth" (the "'Aruk," under , gives this reading: "Full of mercy art Thou. iv.). xvi. 18a), and is so entitled. The earlier Talmudic teachers resorted to similar aids in order to fix the number of the benedictions contained in the "Tefillah." 1, and "Yad," Teshubah, iii. 11; Meg. there is a uniform structure; namely, they contain two parallel stichoi and a third preceding the "Blessed be" of the "sealing" (as the Rabbis call it) of the benediction; for example, in No. 5a; Sanh. should be kept in mind, as it proves that prayers for Jerusalem, and even for the Temple, were not unusual while both were still standing. 13 Shemoneh Esrei - Seventh Blessing - Chanukah Rabbi Yitzchok Botton . Anshei Knesset HaGedolah, along with Ezra the prophet, established the text, the structure of the Amidah. 153.). No. [67] However, according to Ashkenazim one should say any of the Brachot one knows or one can. In No. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, who vouchsafest knowledge.". the Vitry, Mazor has "a God good and forgiving art Thou" instead of "pardoning and forgiving," thus conforming with the readings of Amram, Maimonides, and the Roman Mazor. He says that "the wisdom of the Sages is embedded within the text." Thus, by carefully examining it, "we can find the fundamentals of faith and divine service," and . "Fill Zion with Thy splendor and with Thy glory Thy Temple. to Israel's distress and ever-present help; No. Amram has this adverb; but MaHaRIL objects to its insertion. The historical kernel in these conflicting reports seems to be the indubitable fact that the benedictions date from the earliest days of the Pharisaic Synagogue. 18a; Ber. 2, lxxxix. cxlvi. "Creator of all," Gen. xiv. . begins with "Et ema Dawid" (Meg. 200-204; Bickell, Messe und Pascha, 1872, pp. According to Yer. 7. Zarah 6), as the following comment shows: "In the first three [] man is like a slave chanting the praise of his master; in the middle sections [] he is a servant petitioning for his compensation from his employer; in the last three [] he is the servant who, having received his wages, takes leave of his master" (Ber. The prayer is traditionally recited while standing and facing the Aron Kodesh (the ark that houses the Torah scrolls). 33b), especially such as were regarded with suspicion as evincing heretical leanings. ), the prayer against heretics and Sadducees (and traducers, informers, and traitors): "May no hope be left to the slanderers; but may wickedness perish as in a moment; may all Thine enemies be soon cut off, and do Thou speedily uproot the haughty and shatter and humble them speedily in our days. 28b); (3) the eighteen psalms at the beginning of the Book of Psalms (i.-ii. : Ps. xv. "Meshummad" designates a Jew who apostatizes (Ramban on Ex. Firstly, the mishna relates to what is known as an "ABRIDGED Shemoneh Esrei". v. 2; Ta'an. xix. cxlvi. 14, xxv. It says that he received the Luchos, on which were written the Mitzvah of Shabbos, "and so too is it . with Thy people Israel [as in the German ritual] and to their prayer give heed"a reading presented by Maimonides also. The prayer was in fact designated even in later days as , a petition to humiliate the arrogant ("zedim"; Yer. "Protokolle der Zweiten Rabbinerversammlung," pp. to Israel's deliverance from Egypt; No. 4. The number of words in No. 1; Ket. is the "Birkat ha-Minim" or "ha-adduim" (Ber. xxxi. xvi. 27; Deut. iii. The Depth and Beauty of Our Daily Tefillah Another emendation was "We-la-posh'im" (idem, "Ritus," p. 89), which readily gave way to the colorless "We-la-malshinim" (in the German ritual among others). 2). Another mnemonic reference, based upon the number of times the names of the three Patriarchs occur together in the Pentateuch (Gen. R. 34a). (Yer. The following analysis may indicate the Biblical passages underlying the "Tefillah": While in the main the language is Biblical, yet some use is made of mishnaic words; for example, "teshubah," as denoting "repentance," and the hif'il "hasheb" have a synonym, "we-ha-azir" (in No. xiii.) ii. 17; Jer. ii. xii. found the fondness for these abstracts so strong that he pronounced a curse upon those who should use them (ib.). Site Language. The change of the beginning into "La-meshummadim" is old (Zunz, "G. V." 2d ed., p. 380). For example, the gemara ( Berakhot 32a) teaches that one should first praise God, and only afterwards ask for one's needs. are not specific in content. The midrashic explanation connects it with events in the lives of the Patriarchs. Jol, "Blicke in die Religionsgeschichte," i. 7). iv. In the Roman ritual the "Elohai Neor" (Ber. Ber. Blessed be Thou, O Eternal, the holy God." Shemoneh Esrei is also called "Amida," meaning "standing," because the Jew says it while standing. iii. (ed. Kedushat Hashem. Interruptions are to be strictly avoided (ib. 17a; Ber. viii. vii., the prayer for the sick, one desirous of remembering a sick person interpolates a brief "Yehi Raon" (= "May it be Thy will") to that effect. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, support and reliance for the righteous.". The Sephardim shorten the last benediction in the evening and morning services of the Ninth of Ab to this brief phrasing: "Thou who makest peace, bless Thy people Israel with much strength and peace, for Thou art the Lord of peace. The former has this form: "Bless us, O our Father, in all the work of our hands, and bless our year with gracious, blessed, and kindly dews: be its outcome life, plenty, and peace as in the good years, for Thou, O Eternal, art good and doest good and blessest the years. ("the sprout of David"). Not until the times of the Masseket Soferim were written prayer-manuals in existence (see Zunz, "Ritus," p. 11).

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