Maariw (Judaism)
Maariw (also Ma'ariv ) (Hebrew מעריב) is the first significant word of the Jewish evening prayer. It's from Erev , in Hebrew ערב derived for "evening".
Maariv is the conversion of the word Erev into a verb and means “bring the night”. Another name is Arbit , Arvit or Arawit , this is the verbal noun .
Jews are commanded to pray three times a day . The times for the individual prayers are precisely set; After sunset until midnight, the evening prayer (ma'ariv) must be said. This prayer consists essentially of the Shema Yisrael and the Amida .
See also
Web links
- Mendy Hecht: What is Maariv?
- Maariw for workdays in the translation by Rabbi Selig Bamberger (Hebrew, German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Ma'ariv - Synonym: Arawit ; the evening prayer “ Mauricio Manuel Dessauer, Ulrich Michael Lohse: Everything you always wanted to know about Judaism - and didn't dare to ask . Pelican Pub., Fehmarn 2006, ISBN 9783934522138 , p. 88.
- ^ Berel Wein: Living Jewish: values, practices and traditions ; P. 88