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Pesukei d'Zimra: (lit. “verses of praise”); the bracket of passages of praise, mainly from Psalms, which appear early in the morning services, opening with Baruch SheAmar and closing with Yishtabach
Verses of Praise--The Prayer of Pesukei d'Zimra
There is a big castle that is surrounded by thorn bushes that we need to chop down in order to clear our path to get inside. The verses of praise, ‘pesukei d'zimra’, are those prayers that help us "chop down" and clear away all those external barriers tha...
Discussions on Prayer, Lesson 13
The second section of prayer is called Pesukei D’zimra, or Verses of Song, primarily comprised of Psalms praising G-d in creation. We begin with the blessing of Baruch She’amar describing how G-d created the world through speech and the attribute of kings...
Understanding Prayer
In this class we examine the deeper meaning and messages behind the various prayers describing the Temple service, as well as the many prayers expressing our praise and gratitude to G-d, which lead up to the Shema prayer.
This class discusses the deeper reason and significance to the section of prayer called p’sukei d’zimrah – verses of praise.
The Hebrew word for prayer, tefilah means "to judge." It also means "attachment"
Examining questions raised by opponents to Chassidism
The class discusses the issue of whether it’s appropriate to skip prayers in order to daven with a minyan.
יִשְׁתַּבַּח שִׁמְךָ לָעַד מַלְכֵּנוּMay Your name be praised forever our King… – This passage is the conclusion and thus the summation of the Pesukei D’Zimra prayers. By using the terms “Your name” and “our King,” it highlights the realization that our v...
אָז יָשִׁיר מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵלThen Moses and the Children of Israel sang – Moses reflects Daas Elyon, the sublime Daas,Literally translated as “knowledge,” Daas refers to a person’s internalized, intellectual awareness. i.e., viewing existence from...
וַיַּרְא יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת מִצְרַיִם מֵת עַל שְׂפַת הַיָּםAnd then Israel saw…. The people feared… and they believed – Fear and sight employ the same root letters. Seeing the revelation of G-dliness caused the people to respond in fear, just like seeing a gr...
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