List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings
The Judaism has a rich liturgical prayers and blessings , recited at daily or special circumstances.
Below is a list of these formulas, which usually begin with:
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(Baruch ata Adonai melech ha-olam Elohenou ... "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe ...")
This formula has been modified in the prayer books progressive Americans to present a more "neutral" from a sexual point, such as:
Blessed are You, Eternal One, Our God, Sovereign of the universe ... Offices of Prayer
Main article: Offices in Judaism.A Jewish tradition contained in the Talmud Prayers and blessings be developed in their own articles
Amidah Prayer "standing," also called Chemona Essr (the Eighteen Holy Days and Holidays Shabbat Blessings
Main article: Shabbat.The Sabbath is a holiday week, starting on Friday evening at sunset , although we light candles to celebrate its entry can be no later than 18 minutes before the scheduled sunset sun, and ending at the exit of the stars on Saturday night, 25 hours later.
Candle lighting Friday evening
The candle lighting is a requirement reserved primarily for mistresses home, relieved of responsibility for men only in the absence or incapacity of the latter. The woman lights the candles, approach her hands to feel the heat of the flames, and covers the eyes of hands before reciting the following blessing:
Baruch ata Adonai, Elohnou, melech ha-olam, asher kiddeshanou bmitzvotav vtzivanou lhadliq NER shel Shabbat
"Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who hast sanctified us with His commandments and we have prescribed the lighting of Shabbat candles. "kiddush (ritual of "sanctification") Friday night
Main article: Kiddush.The Kiddush , designed to mark the transition between secular days of the week and holy day of Shabbat is recited by the master of the home on Friday evening, returning from the synagogue, after having blessed his wife and children. It includes:
- recitation of a biblical passage from the seventh day of creation ( Gen. 2:1-4 )
- a blessing over a cup of wine:
Baruch ata Adonai, Elohnou, melech ha-olam, boron peri hagaffen
"Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who created the fruit of the vine. "
- a blessing of sanctification of Shabbat, recalling his relationship with the people of Israel , the Creation and the Exodus from Egypt :
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Saturday morning Kiddush (Kiddush Rabbah)The kiddush is recited that the return of prayer services on Saturday morning are significantly shorter. It includes:
- a recitation of two passages from the Book of Exodus ,
- The first, dubbed Parshat Shabbat, proclaims the perpetuity of the status of perpetual Sabbath among the Israelites ( Exodus 31:16-17)
- the second is the fourth commandment ( Exodus 20:8-11))
- a blessing over a cup of wine or other beverage to default.
Havdalah (ritual of "separation")
Main article: Havdalah.The Havdalah marks the end instead of holy days and return to the days profane. It is recited by the master of the home on Saturday evening, usually one hour after sunset, when it is theoretically possible to behold three stars in the sky (which is made in practice made very difficult by the increased cloud cover due to human activity).
The ceremony of Havdalah includes:
- lighting a candle having at least two twisted strands, which we do not recite a blessing
- a blessing over a cup of wine:
- the blessing over the spices, followed by an inspiration of these:
- The blessing on the candle light, before observing the reflection it produces on the nails:
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Related articles
- Prayer services (Judaism)
- Siddur
- Birkat Hahamma (blessings during certain alignments between the Sun and Earth)
- Bracha
- Shockeln (rocking in prayer)
- Piyyout
External Links
- Judaism 101 - Common Prayers and Blessings
- Why a Blessing?
- A comprehensive guide to Blessings
- Ariel Benjamin's online siddur project
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