Ashrei

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  1. Mizmor 145

    Tehila U-Berakha: "Ashrei" - Part I

    Rabbi Avi Baumol

    Mizmor 145 – ‘Ashrei’ - is central in Jewish liturgy. An analysis of the contrast between praise of God - which creates a distance between man and his Maker - and blessing of God which forges closeness between the one giving the blessing and the receiver – is evaluated.

  2. Mizmor 145 (II)

    Tehila U-Berakha: "Ashrei" - Part II

    Rabbi Avi Baumol

    Different levels can exist in our relationship with God. One can always call out and reach God, but achieve a greater closeness if one cries out sincerely. One can begin their relationship with God through a distant praise and eventually achieve closeness when blessing God.

  3. The Ubiquity of Ashrei

    The Structure & Story of Book V (107-150)

    Dr. Beni Gesundheit | Hour and 16 minutes

    Mizmor 145 (Tehila l’David/Ashrei)

    Mizmor 145, Ashrei, is said three times on a daily basis every day and on all holidays. What is the special message contained in this mizmor that justifies its multiple recitations and its unique heading "Tehila l’David"?

    In this mizmor, the psalmist first blesses God on his own (1-2), in the middle he invites others to join him (10) and in the last line (21) "all flesh" will join King David to praise God. In addition, Mizmor 145 is located at a critical junction in the book of Tehillim; it is the final mizmor in the last David collection (138-145) and, it is also the opening mizmor of the final Hallel unit (145-150).  Contextual interpretation will aid in the understanding of this mizmor and its location at the end of the entire Book of Tehillim: While the Egyptian Hallel (113-118) experienced the new exodus from the Exile, and the Great Hallel (135-136) celebrates the Jewish people living in Zion, in the final Hallel (145-150) at the end of this process, David invites all Jews and Gentiles in the world to sing a new song and praise Hashem with him (145); and indeed, this happens gradually in the final Hallel unit which concludes the entire narrative of the book of Tehillim.

  4. The Structure of Pesukei D’zimra

    Rabbi Alex Israel

    תאריך פרסום: 2023 | | Hour and 12 minutes

    Tehillim 145-150 is a self-contained literary unit that has been fixed in our siddur to be recited daily, with a blessing before and after. What is the structure, and what are the central themes of this set of Tehillim?