версия для печати – click here for a ‘Printable version‘ ברכות עליה לתורה Алия Ла Тора Алия Ла Тора Вызванный к Торе держась за рукоятки деревянных стержней книги. Ему показывают начало и конец отрывка и он произносит вслух: Барху эт Адо-най амэворах Община отвечает: Барух Адо-най амэворах лэолам ваэд Вызванный к Торе повторяет ответ общины: …
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Click here to read “Psalm Three: Translation of the Song” Structure and meaning are striking complements in Song 3; where and when words occur in the verses sound the singer’s intent as surely and harmoniously as the strings of his lyre voice their notes together. Thus: verses 2 and 3 contain three repetitions of the …
Click here to read “Psalm Two – Translation of the Song” The second song is both a completion of and contrast to the first. The first song is stately, composed of elegant generalities; the tone, overall calm. The second is passionate; direct quotations break the flow, and the overall effect –but for the final line– is …
Click here to read “Psalm One: Translation of the Song” “Happy” — the first word of the first line of the first of King David’s praisesongs. The Hebrew, “ashrai”, voices the same opening note of joy as does the English, but, simply because the word “ashrai” starts with an “aleph”, the first letter of the Hebrew …
Samuel1 16:11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “The youngest still remains, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we shall not sit down until he comes here.” As mentioned David was excluded estranged from his family (see …
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Psalm 69 is a very typical chapter for the Book of Psalms. The song we recorded is actually a segment from the North African Jewry service, the ambassador of the congregation recites that verse and the congregation repeats it. I would like to quote Sarah, Victoria’s daughter (A mathematician who is an economist): “Prime numbers are …
David was born to a very prominent family. Yishay, David’s father was among the four people that the reason of their death is described: ‘because of the serpent’, the sin of Adam. Otherwise, they were so clean from sin, that there was no reason for them to die. (The other three are: Benjamin, Amram-Moses father, and …
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“..I was strange to my brothers, and alien to the sons of my mother… They talk about me, those who sit in the gate, and they make melodies about me for those who imbibe strong drink…” (Psalm 69) The above verses, as well as others and our tradition tells us a ‘problematic’ / questionable roots of …
Thanks to the Jacobsons for hosting the Sing & Learn tonight, I wrote a few quick notes below the so “Chabad version” of the song at verse 63:2. Since the beauty and strength of this melody, comes with ‘the number of singers..’ I added the original version (Lubavitz Rebbe with thousands of his Chasidim) at …
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We are fortunate again to have Professor Victoria’s analysis to the chapter, Psalm 57. Below the analysis you can find the historical background for the Psalm. Last, there are few short comments I remember we brought up in the study. Psalm 55 – Analysis The imagery in song 57 is very like that of song 55, …
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