Epistemology of Tefila(Class 29) - 11/5/2020 ——Pesukei D’Zimrah - Verses of Singing - Just Sing, Sing a Song - Part 4
Recap
1. Pesukei D’Zimrah - Verses of Singing for weekday Shacharit/ Morning service has 3 main prayers that should not be skipped
(i) Baruch She’amar/Blessed is he who spoke
(ii) Ashrei/Happy(Psalm 145) “Tehila L’David/Hymn of Praise by King David
(iii) Yishtabach Shimcha/May Your Name be praised
2. Vayevarech David/And David blessed- This tefila is where king David gives thanks for being able gather the resources necessary to build the Temple in Yershualyim and that his son Shlomo/Solomon will undertake the project. At this part of the service there is the custom to voluntarily give Tzedakah/Charity.
3. Shirat Hayam/The Song At The Sea - Az Yashir Moshe U’vnei Yisrael/Then Moshe and the Children of Israel chose to sing- (RCA Artscroll pg 78 - 80, THE KOREN pg 81 - 83). This tefila shows how the most perfect praise of HaShem/G-d when HaShem revealed his mastery over nature in front of an astonished crowd of millions of Jews and Egyptians. The communal recitation of this Shirah/Song/ Poem is a miracle in itself and by saying it here we raise our own level of praise. Class Strategy
Today we continue to look at the last Chapters of Tehillim/Psalms:146 -150 know as the Hallelukah/HalleluYud-Hay psalms. This word is a contraction of the words Hallelu and Yud-Hay(15 letter name of G-d) and translates to “Praise G-d”(RCA Siddur page 70). This is meant as crying out in a happy way to the Name Yud-Hay the “One who is forever”. We are supposed to use our energy to be excited over HaShem and nothing else.
Rav Munk(page 105) says that the content and purpose of these 5 Psalms can only be understood as “Song-Texts” a purely poetic and musical collection felt by emotions, senses, thought, and ideas the words convey.
Page 1 of 4 Rabbi Potash(page 160) says there are 10 Hallelukahs in these 5 psalms which hint to the great concepts of the Aseret Hadibrot and to the scholars who are versed in these secrets of the Torah. Rabbi Schwab(page 183) says in these psalms our goal is to Crown HaShem and give Him the highest of all the various forms of praise by introducing the realms of Bi’at haMashiach/Coming of the Messiah, Dawn of yemot haMashiach/Days of the messiah, yemot haMashiach/Days of the Messiah, techiat hameitim/ resurrection of the Dead, and Olam Haneshamot/World of the souls.
Psalm 146 begins with man’s contemplation of HaShem’s omnipotence, His ever-present readiness to help, and an unshakeable trust in HIm(Rav Munk page 106). Then in Psalm 147 we takes the place of I as now the praise is for the special protection and support HaShem extends to His People/Bnei Yisrael(Rav Munk page 106). For Psalm 148 the enthusiastic adoration spreads over the whole cosmos, including heaven, earth, and all HaShem’s creations and is a vision of the future and His kingdom yet to come(Rav Munk page 106). So Psalm 149 now culminates with the new song for the day when HaShem’s judgement will free the entire earth and all will recognize Him as the Redeemer and his Majesty will reign forever. The last Psalm 150 which is the last of the book of Tehillim is the mightiest of all praises with its 13 calls of Hallelu extolling HaShem for his Yud-Gimmel Midot/13 Atrributes(Rav Munk page 106). We end by repeating the last verse Kol Haneshama to indicate it is the end of the book of Psalms.
List of priority when skipping sections of Pesukei D’Zimrah(Rabbis Barclay & Jaeger page 151): 1. Baruch She’amar, Ashrei, Yishtabach, must be recited 2. Psalm 150 - the last Hallelukah - As by Rashi’s opinion 3. Psalm 148 - the 3rd Hallelukah - as by Rashi’s opinion 4. Psalms 146, 147, 149 - the remaining 3 Hallelukah’s 5. Vayevarech David 6. Hodu Lashem 7. Az Yashir 8. The rest of the sections of Pesukei D’Zimrah
We will conclude today by looking at the difference for the Pesukei D’Zimrah we say on Shabbat and Yom Tov in the tables below:
Page 2 of 4 Prayers in Pesukei D’Zimra of Shabbat
PAGE NUMBERS Shabbat (RCA ARTSCROLL) Shacharit
Baruch She’amar/Blessed is He Who spoke 370
Hodu LaHaShem/Give Thanks to HaShem 370 - 372
Vehu Rachum/he, the Merciful One 372
Hoshiah Et Amecha/Save your people 372 - 374
Lam’natzeach Mizmor LeDavid/For the Conductor a song of David 374 - 376
LeDavid B’shanoto/Of David when he disguised 376 - 378
Tfila L’Moshe Ish Elokim/A prayer by Moses the man of G-d 378 -380
Yashev B’seiter/Whoever sits in the refuge 380 - 382
Hallelukah Hallelu et Shem HaShem/Praise the Name of HaShem 382 -384
Hodu lashem Ki Tov/Give thanks to HaShem for He is good 384 - 386
Ran’nu Tzadikim/Sing joyfully O righteous 386
Mizmor Shir L’yom HaShabbat/A psalm a song for the Sabbath day 388
HaShem Malach/HaShem will have reigned 388
Yehi Kavod/May the glory 388 - 390
Ashrei/Praiseworthy(Happy) 390 - 392
Hallelukah Halleli Nafshi/Praise HaShem, O my Soul 392
Hallelukah Ki Tov/Praise HaShem, For it is good 392 - 394
Hallelukah Hallelu Et HaShem/Praise HaShem 394
Hallelukah Shiru LaHaShem/Praise HaShem, Sing to HaShem 394
Hallelukah Hallelu Kel BeKadsho/Praise HaShem in his Sanctuary 396
Baruch HaShem Laolam/Blessed is HaShem Forever 396
Vayevarech David/And David Blessed 396
Vekarot Imo habrit/And You established the covenant 396 - 398
Vayosha HaShem/And HaShem saved 398
Az Yashir Moshe U’venei Yisrael/Then Moses and the Children of Israel sang 398 - 400
Nishmat Kol Chai/Soul of every living thing 400 - 402
Shochen Ad/He Who abides forever 404
Yishtabach Shimcha/May Your Name be praised 404
Page 3 of 4 Prayers in Pesukei D’Zimra of Shabbat
PAGE NUMBERS Shabbat (THE KOREN) Shacharit
Baruch She’amar/Blessed is He Who spoke 403 - 405
Hodu LaHaShem/Give Thanks to HaShem 405 - 409
Vehu Rachum/he, the Merciful One 409
Hoshiah Et Amecha/Save your people 409 - 411
Lam’natzeach Mizmor LeDavid/For the Conductor a song of David 411 - 413
LeDavid B’shanoto/Of David when he disguised 413 - 415
Tfila L’Moshe Ish Elokim/A prayer by Moses the man of G-d 417
Yashev B’seiter/Whoever sits in the refuge 419
Hallelukah Hallelu et Shem HaShem/Praise the Name of HaShem 419 -421
Hodu lashem Ki Tov/Give thanks to HaShem for He is good 421 - 423
Ran’nu Tzadikim/Sing joyfully O righteous 425
Mizmor Shir L’yom HaShabbat/A psalm a song for the Sabbath day 425 - 427
HaShem Malach/HaShem will have reigned 427
Yehi Kavod/May the glory 427 - 429
Ashrei/Praiseworthy(Happy) 429 - 431
Hallelukah Halleli Nafshi/Praise HaShem, O my Soul 431 - 433
Hallelukah Ki Tov/Praise HaShem, For it is good 433
Hallelukah Hallelu Et HaShem/Praise HaShem 435
Hallelukah Shiru LaHaShem/Praise HaShem, Sing to HaShem 435
Hallelukah Hallelu Kel BeKadsho/Praise HaShem in his Sanctuary 437
Baruch HaShem Laolam/Blessed is HaShem Forever 437
Vayevarech David/And David Blessed 437 - 438
Vekarot Imo habrit/And You established the covenant 439
Vayosha HaShem/And HaShem saved 439
Az Yashir Moshe U’venei Yisrael/Then Moses and the Children of Israel sang 441 - 443
Nishmat Kol Chai/Soul of every living thing 445 - 449
Shochen Ad/He Who abides forever 449
Yishtabach Shimcha/May Your Name be praised 451
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