Baruch she-amar

Baruch she-amar or Baruch scheamar ( Hebrew "בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעולָם"; dt. "Blessed who spoke and there was the world") is a Jewish prayer / blessing .

description

“Baruch she-amar” forms the pre-Beracha for the Hodu in the Psuke desimra . By using the word "Baruch" it should become clear from which point of view the Tehilot should be viewed. Baruch therefore means “faithful obedience to God”. It is a vow to be remembered at every Tehilla.

The blessing Baruch she-amar forms the first opening blessing of the Psuke desimra. The blessing Jischtabach which closes the pesukei dezimra will be carried forward in the same manner as the blessing Barukh She'amar. Since Baruch she-amar is performed standing, this also applies to Yishtabach.

The fact that the opening of the Psuke desimra with Baruch she-amar and the conclusion of the Psuke desimra with Yishtabach are presented in the same way is intended to underline the importance of the Psuke desimra as an independent - self-contained - section.

So Yishtabakh may only be performed after Baruch she-amar has been performed, because Baruch she-amar is the opening blessing and Yishtabach is the closing blessing of the same section.

The well-known version of the Baruch she-amar contains 87 words. This number corresponds to the Gematria of the Hebrew word pas (פז), which translated also means "fine gold".

Alternative text was often printed alongside the traditional version in Sephardic prayer books. Baruch she'amar also acts as a transitional prayer in worship. In the Syrian tradition, the common melody for prayer is derived from the hatikvah . Saadia Gaon originally arranged for the Baruch she'amar to be recited for Shabbat , but in France it became a custom to recite the prayer on weekdays as well.

In the Sephardic and Oriental liturgy it is customary to recite all additional psalms of the Shabbat before Baruch she-amar on the Shabbat.

There are seven aspects of God's Name in prayer. These are the following:

1. God spoke and the world came.
2. God speaks, does, releases and fulfills.
3. God is merciful.
4. God rewards those who fear him.
5. God is eternal.
6. God saves and redeems people.
7. Blessed is the name of God.

Text and translation

בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעולָם. בָּרוּךְ הוּא. בָּרוּךְ עושה בְרֵאשִׁית.  "	"Blessed who spoke and the world was blessed, blessed who still is, blessed who still removes the work of the beginning,"
בָּרוּךְ אומֵר וְעושה. בָּרוּךְ גּוזֵר וּמְקַיֵּם. בָּרוּךְ מְרַחֵם עַל הָאָרֶץ.  "	"Blessed who still speaks and shapes, blessed who still imposes and fulfills, blessed whose mercy rules over the earth,"
בָּרוּךְ מְרַחֵם עַל הַבְּרִיּות. בָּרוּךְ מְשַׁלֵּם שָׂכָר טוב לִירֵאָיו. בָּרוּךְ חַי לָעַד וְקַיָּם לָנֶצַח. בָּרוּךְ פּודֶה וּמַצִּיל. בָּרוּךְ שְׁמו.  "	"Blessed whose mercy rules over creatures, blessed who reward those who fear him with good, blessed who lives forever and remains for eternity, blessed who redeems and saves, blessed be his name."
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה 'אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם. הָאֵל אָב הָרַחֲמָן הַמְהֻלָּל בְּפֶה עַמּו. מְשֻׁבָּח וּמְפאָר בִּלְשׁון חֲסִידָיו וַעֲבָדָיו.  "	"Blessed are you, God our God, King of the world, the Almighty, who is at the same time the merciful Father, whose praise for deeds is expressed through the mouth of his people, who are praised and glorified through the tongue of those who are lovingly devoted to him and his servants. "
וּבְשִׁירֵי דָוִד עַבְדֶּךָ. נְהַלֶּלְךָ ה 'אֱלהֵינוּ בִּשְׁבָחות וּבִזְמִירות. וּנְגַדֶּלְךָ וּנְשַׁבֵּחֲךָ וּנְפָאֶרְךָ וְנַמְלִיכְךָ וְנַזְכִּיר שִׁמְךָ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֱלהֵינוּ. יָחִיד חֵי הָעולָמִים. מֶלֶךְ מְשֻׁבָּח וּמְפאָר עֲדֵי עַד שְׁמו הַגָּדול: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה 'מֶלֶךְ מְהֻלָּל בַּתִּשְׁבָּחות.  "	"With the songs of David, your servant, we want to express you in praise of deeds, God our God, we want to proclaim you as the great with praise and songs, we want to praise and glorify you, want to remember your name and give you rulership, our King, our God, you one and only life of all time, king, whose great name will be praised and glorified forever: blessed be you God, king to be pronounced in his praise of praise with praise songs. "
	Source: Samson Raphael Hirsch : Sidur tefilot Yisrael, Israels Gebete, (סדור תפלות ישראל).

literature

• Abraham Geiger, Ludwig Geiger, Raphael Kirchheim: Abraham Geiger's post-mortem writings. Volume 1, L. Gerschel, Berlin 1875-78, OCLC 3656541 , p. 216.
• Ismar Elbogen : The Jewish worship service in its historical development. Fock, Leipzig 1913 ( digitized archive.org ); Frankfurt / M. 2nd edition 1924 ( digitized UB Frankfurt ); 3rd edition 1931, reprint G. Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, Hildesheim / New York 1995, OCLC 235925360 , pp. 82-84 (also available from Google Books ).
• Samuel Müller: Of Jewish customs and Jewish worship. J. Kauffmann , Frankfurt am Main 1934, OCLC 5805458 , pp. 73f.
• Michael Studemund-Halévy : The Sephardi in Hamburg . Volume 2. On the history of a minority. - Part 2. Buske, Hamburg 1997, OCLC 722345719 , p. 160.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Heinz Mosche Graupe: The statutes of the three communities Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbek: Sources on the Jewish community organization in the 17th and 18th centuries. H. Christian, Hamburg 1973, OCLC 1191810 , p. 211. ( Hebrew תקנות ג׳ קהילות אלטונה־המבורג־ונזיבק (אה״ו): מקורות לארגון הקהילות במאה ה־ 17 וה־ 18)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Samson Raphael Hirsch : Sidur tefilot Yisrael, Israel's prayers, (סדור תפלות ישראל). I. Kauffmann, Frankfurt a. M. 1921, OCLC 18389019 , pp. 45-47.
3. ↑ Raw B. Posen: The Shabbos Regulations. Hilchos Shabbos. Morascha, Basel 2005, OCLC 694996857 , p. 44 (also available from Google Books ).
4. ^ J. Simcha Cohen: How does Jewish law work ?: a rabbi analyzes 95 contemporary halachic questions. Jason Aronson, Northvale, NJ 1993, OCLC 28067038 , pp. 161f.
5. ↑ Yiśakhar DS Rubin, Gershon Robinson Rubin: Talelei oros [ספר טללי אורות]. Feldheim, Jerusalem 2003, OCLC 53173083 , p. 458.
6. ↑ Hayim Halevy Donin: To pray as a Jew. A guide to the prayer book and the synagogue service. Basic Books, New York 1980, OCLC 6278819 , p. 171.
7. ↑ Abraham Zebi Idelsohn: Jewish liturgy and its development. Schocken, New York 1932, OCLC 174509 , p. 80, p. 81.
8. ^ Mark L. Kligman: Maqām and liturgy: ritual, music, and aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn. Wayne State University Press, Detroit 2009, OCLC 227572515 , p. 90.
9. ^ Cyrus Adler: The Jewish quarterly review. Volume 11, Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, Philadelphia 1910, OCLC 1754280 , p. 260.
10. ^ Ronald H. Isaacs: Every person's guide to Jewish prayer. Jason Aronson, Northvale 1997, OCLC 35521633 , p. 113.