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LUACH TORAT ISRAEL, 5781 TORAT ISRAEL CALENDAR 5781 by Rabbi Mordechai Rackover NUSACH ASHKENAZ – DIASPORA All rights reserved. WITH THE HOLIDAYS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL This work is protected by U.S. Federal Law and Torah Law ולח תרות לאשיר שת פ א״ Please do not copy this work without expressed ונחס כשא נ ז - ץוח ץאלר .written consent of the author םע מכה תופוהס נל חסו דרפס Excerpts for review are permitted without ללוכ גח י דמ י נ ת לאשיר RABBI MORDECHAI ZVI RACKOVER consent. אמת ברה כדרמ י בצ י קר ו רבוק [email protected] www.luachtoratisrael.com 1 2 Thanks to our Sponsors ערפ נ ארעמו ַ ןטנ רמ ר ארש י םישדוח As the People of the Book we have, for centuries, solicited help in funding the writing, printing and publication of myriad books. Dates of Rosh Ḥodesh In Yiddish there is even a special word for people who – ערפ נ ארעמו ַ ןטנ .supported books prior to their publication פשת ״ א prénumeranten – pre-subscribers were, and are, people that Date believe in a project even before they see the first page in print. Saturday September 19th, 2020 רשת י Donations received subsequent to printing are listed at th I thank all the subscribers who made this year’s Luach possible. Sunday October 18 & רמ שח ו ון th Monday October 19 , 2020 לסכ ו Tuesday November 17th, 2020 תבט Wednesday December 16th, 2020 טבש Thursday January 14th, 2021 Friday February 12th & רדא Saturday February 13th, 2021 ןינס Sunday March 14th, 2021 Monday April 12th & יא רי Tuesday April 13th, 2021 יס ו ן Wednesday May 12th, 2021 Thursday June 10th & מת ו ז Friday June 11th, 2021 בא Saturday July 10th, 2021 Sunday August 8th & לא ו ל Monday August 9th, 2021 3 4 The molad is also printed in the nusaḥ on each Shabbat תודלומ Moladot פשת ״ א Day Time of Molad in Yerushalayim Date Eastern Time פשת ״ א HOURS 38 MINUTES 17 2 רשת י Thursday HALAKIM PM Zone October 2nd, 2020 רשת י AM 8:18 ושרמח ו ן Shabbat 3 HOURS 23 MINUTES AM 4 HOURS 7 MINUTES 1 October 31st, 2020 9:02 PM ושחרמ ו ן סכל ו Sunday HELEK PM th November 30 , 2020 8:46 AM לסכ ו HOURS 51 MINUTES 2 4 th תבט Tuesday תבט HALAKIM AM December 29 , 2020 9:30 PM 5 HOURS 35 MINUTES 3 th טבש January 28 , 2021 10:14 AM טבש Wednesday HALAKIM PM th רדא HOURS 19 MINUTES 4 February 26 , 2021 10:58 PM 6 רדא Friday HALAKIM AM th ןינס March 28 , 2021 12:42 PM 7 HOURS 3 MINUTES 5 April 27th, 2021 AM ןינס Shabbat יא רי HALAKIM PM 1:26 7 HOURS 47 MINUTES 6 May 26th, 2021 2:10 PM יס ו ן יא רי Monday HALAKIM AM th June 25 , 2021 2:54 AM מת ו ז HOURS 31 MINUTES 7 8 th יס ו ן Tuesday בא HALAKIM PM July 24 , 2021 3:38 PM 9 HOURS 15 MINUTES 8 rd לא ו ל August 23 , 2021 4:22 AM מת ו ז Thursday HALAKIM AM 9 HOURS 59 MINUTES 9 בא Friday HALAKIM PM 10 HOURS 43 MINUTES 10 לא ו ל Sunday HALAKIM AM Mevarkhim Last Time For Kiddush Levanah 5 6 Tishrei at a Glance Friday, September 18, 2020 וים ישיש ״כט לא ו ל שת פ״ Daf Secular Date Significant Occurrences Hebrew Date Erev Rosh HaShannah רעב שאר הנשה Yomi Seliḥot Zekhor Berit ׳א רשת י תבש ארש שה נ ה עי ור ׳ מ”א 9/19/20 ׳ב ׳א ארש שה נ ה עי ור ׳ מ”ב 9/20/20 We say Taḥanun and do Nefilat Apayim in Seliḥot but not ׳ג ׳ב וצם דגל הי עי ור ׳ מ”ג 9/21/20 ׳ד ׳ג עי ור ׳ מ”ד 9/22/20 .during Shaḥarit or Minḥah ׳ה ׳ד עי ור ׳ מ”ה 9/23/20 ׳ו ׳ה 9/24/20 עי ור ׳ מ”ו ׳ז ׳ו עי ור ׳ מ”ז 9/25/20 Shaḥarit ׳ח תבש תרפש אה ז י נ ו עי ור ׳ מ”ח 9/26/20 ׳ט ׳א רעב וים רויכפ עי ור ׳ מ”ט 9/27/20 .No Taḥanun. We do say Lamenatzeaḥ ׳י ׳ב וים רופיכ עי ור ׳ נ ׳ 9/28/20 .No shofar blasts ״יא ׳ג עי ור ׳ נ”א 9/29/20 ״יב ׳ד עי ור ׳ ב״נ 9/30/20 L’David HaShem Ori follows Shir Shel Yom. Hatarat ״יג ׳ה עי ור ׳ נ”ג 10/1/20 ״יד ׳ו רעב תוכוס עי ור ׳ נ”ד 10/2/20 .Nedarim follows Shaḥarit ״ט ו תבש תוכוס עי ור ׳ נ”ה 10/3/20 ״ט ז ׳א תוכוס עי ור ׳ נ”ו 10/4/20 ״יז ׳ב לוח מה ו ע ד תוכוס עי ור ׳ נ”ז 10/5/20 ״יח ׳ג לוח מה ו ע ד תוכוס עי ור ׳ נ”ח 10/6/20 Hatarat Nedarim, the Annulment of Vows, is done prior ״יט ׳ד לוח מה ו ע ד תוכוס עי ור ׳ ט״נ 10/7/20 to Rosh HaShannah to allow us to enter the new year ׳כ ׳ה תבש לוח מה ו ע ד תוכוס עי ור ׳ ׳ס 10/8/20 ״כא ׳ו הנעוהש ברה עי ור ׳ ס”א 10/9/20 with a clean slate. The beit din is composed of people ״כב תבש מש י נ י תצער עי ור ׳ ב״ס 10/10/20 who understand the principle of Hatarat Nedarim, they ״כ ג ׳א תחמש הרות עי ור ׳ ס”ג 10/11/20 ״כד ׳ב רסא ו גח עי ור ׳ ס”ד 10/12/20 .need not be expert judges ״כה ׳ג עי ור ׳ ס”ה 10/13/20 ״כ ו ׳ד עי ור ׳ ס”ו 10/14/20 ״כ ז ׳ה עי ור ׳ ס”ז 10/15/20 ״כח ׳ו עי ור ׳ ס”ח 10/16/20 ״כט תבש תרפש שרבא י ת עי ור ׳ ט״ס 10/17/20 ׳ל ׳א ארש שדוח שחרמ ו ון Find a mistake? Have a request? Order some more עי ור ׳ ׳ע 10/18/20 copies? Custom copies for your shul or school? [email protected] 7 8 Friday Night, September 18, 2020 תבש ׳א רשת י פשת ״ א ש Rosh HaShannah שאר שה נ ה ,Of note: During the Ten Days of Repentance (from Rosh HaShannah through Yom Kippur) Candlelighting for Shabbat and Rosh HaShannah. Be we make changes to the liturgy. In the weekday Amidah, sure to light a 25-hour candle for the second day’s there are four insertions and we change the ending of lighting. two blessings. Kabbalat Shabbat ירכז נ ו חל י י ם – בא ו ת – In the first blessing ימ מכ ו ך בא מחרה י ם – תורובג – Second blessing Customs vary in regard to Kabbalat Shabbat which למה ך דקה ו ש – דק ו הש – Third blessing coincides with holidays. The prevalent custom is to למה ך טפשמה – טפשמ – Eleventh blessing begin at Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat and to continue בותכו חל י י ם – האדוה – Eighteenth blessing with HaShem Malakh and Mourner’s Kaddish. No Bameh רפסב יח םי – לש ו ם – Nineteenth blessing If one erred and concluded the third blessing with the Madlikin. Follow the custom of your community’s regular formula – ha’el hakadosh - and remembered Ma zor. before starting the next blessing, then one may recite the ḥ proper ending and continue. If one did not remember in time, then one should stop and repeat the Amidah from Ma’ariv the beginning. (On Shabbat we do not say the 11th We use the special tunes for the High Holy Days. blessing.) Barkhu followed by the blessings of Shema as on Friday evening – u’fross (Veshamru followed by Tiku b’Ḥodesh In all other cases of error, one may continue without Shofar etc.) Half Kaddish - remembering Leila u’leila - returning to the start. followed by the special amidah for Rosh HaShannah with Other changes which apply whether on Shabbat, Yom Tov the additions for Shabbat. Full Kaddish, Kiddush for Rosh or a weekday. In all kaddishes add l’eila u’leila and oseh HaShannah with additions for Shabbat and Sheḥeyanu. hashalom. Psalm 130, Shir haMa’a lot Mimamakim, is added Aleinu, Psalm 27 - L’David HaShem Ori and finally after Yishtabach. At Shaḥarit and Mincha of weekdays we Mourner’s Kaddish. add Avinu Malkeinu prior to Taḥanun. (In Nusach Sefard we say Avinu Malkeinu after Nefilat Apayim.) After services the congregation exchanges greetings and blessings for a happy and sweet new year. 9 10 Saturday Morning, September 19, 2020 seventh Aliyah the second Torah is placed on the .reading table beside the first and Half Kaddish is recited תבש ׳א רשת י פשת ״ א ש Rosh HaShannah The magbiyah and gollel are called up. After hagbah and שאר שה נ ה – Bereishit 21:1 – 34 gelilah the Maftir is called to read from Bamidbar 29:1 ישארב ת אכ :א – דל Bamidbar 29:1 – 6 6. Hagbah and gelilah for the second Torah and then the רבדמב טכ :א – ו Shemuel I 1:1 – 2:10 Haftarah, Shmuel I 1:1 – 2:10. Taking care to read the ישארב ת אכ :א – דל Shaḥarit, Torah Reading, Mussaf & Birkat Kohanim Berakhot after the Haftarah for Shabbat and Yom N.B. The prayer leader, torah readers, etc… wear a kittel. HaZikaron. Services begin as usual for Shabbat and Holidays: Pesukei Prayer for the US/Canadian Government. Prayer for D’Zimrah for Shabbat, with the special tune for High the State of Israel.
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    סימן “ ו סעיף ב -‘ סימן “ ז סעיף ב ‘ “כ ו אייר, תשפ“א Shabbos, May 8, 2021 Overview Halacha Highlight Siman 56 Seif 2: Bowing during and taking three steps after kaddish The . אמן the tzibbur should answer יתברך When the shaliach tzibbur says Shulchan Aruch Siman 56 Seif 4 כשאומר החזן יתגדל כורע בריך הוא when the shaliach tzibbur says אמן tzibbur should also answer he should bow יתגדל or When the chazzan says יתברך after אמן We are not accustomed to answer . ואמרו אמן and לעלא מכל and בריך הוא One should not interrupt between . בריך הוא after writes that the shaliach tzibbur should bow when (סע' ד') Shulchan Aruch . ברכתא וכו' Although . אמן and יתגדל , יהא שמה רבא , יתברך , בריך הוא :he says the words . יתגדל ויתקדש שמה רבא to the phrase אמן The custom is to answer there are many opinions amongst the Rishonim regarding the number of (M.B. 12) times one should bow and at which words one should bow, Bais Yosef after the shaliach tzibbur בריך הוא Our custom is to repeat the words cites Kol Bo and Avudraham that one should bow at the five places men- reads those words. (M.B. 13) tioned above. Interestingly, Chavos Yair in his work Mikor Chaim Sha’arei Teshuvah quotes authorities who maintain that the phrase wondered why people are not more careful to bow at these (קיצור הלכות) and then one should pause קודשא is connected to the word בריך הוא places when saying kaddish , especially since Tur characterized these bows (M.B. 14) .
  • On the Proper Use of Niggunim for the Tefillot of the Yamim Noraim

    On the Proper Use of Niggunim for the Tefillot of the Yamim Noraim

    On the Proper Use of Niggunim for the Tefillot of the Yamim Noraim Cantor Sherwood Goffin Faculty, Belz School of Jewish Music, RIETS, Yeshiva University Cantor, Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York City Song has been the paradigm of Jewish Prayer from time immemorial. The Talmud Brochos 26a, states that “Tefillot kneged tmidim tiknum”, that “prayer was established in place of the sacrifices”. The Mishnah Tamid 7:3 relates that most of the sacrifices, with few exceptions, were accompanied by the music and song of the Leviim.11 It is therefore clear that our custom for the past two millennia was that just as the korbanot of Temple times were conducted with song, tefillah was also conducted with song. This is true in our own day as well. Today this song is expressed with the musical nusach only or, as is the prevalent custom, nusach interspersed with inspiring communally-sung niggunim. It once was true that if you wanted to daven in a shul that sang together, you had to go to your local Young Israel, the movement that first instituted congregational melodies c. 1910-15. Most of the Orthodox congregations of those days – until the late 1960s and mid-70s - eschewed the concept of congregational melodies. In the contemporary synagogue of today, however, the experience of the entire congregation singing an inspiring melody together is standard and expected. Are there guidelines for the proper choice and use of “known” niggunim at various places in the tefillot of the Yamim Noraim? Many are aware that there are specific tefillot that must be sung "...b'niggunim hanehugim......b'niggun yodua um'sukon um'kubal b'chol t'futzos ho'oretz...mimei kedem." – "...with the traditional melodies...the melody that is known, correct and accepted 11 In Arachin 11a there is a dispute as to whether song is m’akeiv a korban, and includes 10 biblical sources for song that is required to accompany the korbanos.
  • Jazz Psalms Sheet Music

    Jazz Psalms Sheet Music

    Sheet Music for Featuring: Lead sheets (including melody and chords) Overhead masters Introductory notes Transcribed by Ron Rienstra Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3 1. Psalm 100 – Make a Joyful Noise ............................................................................. 5 2a. Psalm 139 – You Created My Innermost Being ...................................................... 7 2b. Psalm 139 – You Created My Innermost Being (in a higher key) ...................... 9 3. Psalm 63 – My Soul Thirsts for God ....................................................................... 11 4a. Psalm 119 – Your Promise Preserves My Life ....................................................... 13 4b. Psalm 119 – Your Promise Preserves My Life (in a higher key) ....................... 15 5. Psalm 79 – Help Us, O God Our Savior, ............................................................... 17 6. Psalm 27 – The Lord Is My Light and My Stronghold ....................................... 19 7a. Psalm 92 – Though the Wicked Spring Up Like Grass ....................................... 21 7b. Psalm 92 – Though the Wicked Spring Up Like Grass (in a higher key) ....... 23 8. Psalm 51 – Wash Me, O God ..................................................................................... 25 9a. Psalm 85 – He Promises Peace to His People ....................................................... 27 9b. Psalm 85 – He Promises Peace to His People (in a higher