Episode 42: What’s Next? (Amidah- V’al Kulam and Threefold Blessing)

Apr 20

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What’s Next?

This week, Ellen, Eliana, and Josh explore “v’al kulam” and the threefold blessing, bridging the gratitude and peace sections of the weekday Amidah. Topics include Glinda the good witch , gematria, Siddur differences (it’s a full bingo board!), g?d’s face, and the ancient art of duchenning.

What is your blessing?

(0:48) SLBC

(2:19) Smicha - סמיכה - rabbinic ordination

(2:28) Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

(2:47) Rabbi Cheryl Peretz

(3:02) Bima - בימה - raised prayer platform

(3:44) Debbie Friedman z”l

(3:55) Rabbi Larry Raphael z”l

(6:50) Kohenet

(8:24) Masechet

(8:28) Holy of Holies

(8:30) Barcheini - ברכני - give me a blessing

Brachot 7a

(11:08) Ve’al kulam yitbarach v’yitromam shimcha malkeinu tamid leolam vaed. V’chol hachayim yoducha selah v’yehalelu et shimcha b’emet ha’el yeshuateinu v’ezrateinu selah. Baruch atah adonai hatov shimcha u’lecha naeh lehodot.

וְעַל־כֻּלָּם יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִתְרוֹמַם שִׁמְךָ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ תָּמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: וְכֹל הַחַיִּים יוֹדֽוּךָ סֶּֽלָה וִיהַלְ֒לוּ אֶת־שִׁמְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת הָאֵל יְשׁוּעָתֵֽנוּ וְעֶזְרָתֵֽנוּ סֶֽלָה: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַטּוֹב שִׁמְךָ וּלְךָ נָאֶה לְהוֹדוֹת:

For all these blessings, we shall ever praise and exalt You. May every living creature thank you and praise you faithfully, G?d of our deliverance and our help. Praised are You Adonai the essence of goodness, worthy of acclaim.

(12:25) Joey Weisenberg

Siman l’kahal haas - סימון לקהל הס - hold on and stop the note

(16:11) V’al Kulam by Cantor Meir Finkelstein
(17:13) Kaddish

(17:16) Yishtabach

(17:19) Pesukei Dezimra

(17:27) Ki lecha naeh adonai eloheinu v'elohei avoteinu, shir u'shvacha hallel v'zimra

כי לך נאה יהוה אלוהינו ואלוהי אבותינו שיר ושבחה הלל וזמרה

Because G?d, it's so pleasing to get to sing out to You, songs and praises these melodies and beautiful notes

(19:13) Abraham Joshua Heschel z”l

(20:13) My People’s Prayer Book

(21:36) Kol haneshama tehallel yah

כל הנשמה תהלל יה

Every breath, testified just the fact that we're breathing

(24:06) Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha

הטוב כי לא כלו רחמיך

You are good because Your mercies never fail.

(24:23) Chatimot - חתימות - final blessing

(24:30 Hamaariv aravim - המעריב ערבים - who brings the evening.

(24:43) Hamevarech et amo yisrael - המברך את עמו ישראל - who blesses G?d’s people Israel.

(26:46)

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ בָּרְ֒כֵֽנוּ בַבְּ֒רָכָה הַמְּ֒שֻׁלֶּֽשֶׁת בַּתּוֹרָה הַכְּ֒תוּבָה עַל יְדֵי משֶׁה עַבְדֶּֽךָ, הָאֲמוּרָה מִפִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו כֹּהֲנִים עַם קְדוֹשֶֽׁךָ כָּאָמוּר: יְבָרֶכְ֒ךָ יְהֹוָה וְיִשְׁמְ֒רֶֽךָ: יָאֵר יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וִיחֻנֶּֽךָּ: יִשָּׂא יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:

Eloheinu v’elohei avoteinu barcelona bavracha hameshuleshet batorah haktuva al yedei mosheh avdecha ha’amura mipi aharon u’vanav kohanim am k’doshecha ka’amur. Yevarechecha adonai v’yishmarecha, ya’er adonai panav eilecha vichuneka, yisa adonai panav eileka v’yasem lecha shalom.

Holy One, Holy One of our ancestors, bless us with the threefold blessing of the Torah, written by the hand of Moses, Your servant, pronounced from the mouth of Aaron and his sons, the kohanim, Your holy people; as it is said: May th Holy One bless you and guard you. May the Holy one shine g?d’s face towards you and show you grace. May the Holy One turn g?d’s face to you and gran you peace.

(28:09) Ken yehi ratzon - כן יהי רצון - May it be the will.

(28:20) Victoria Hanna

(30:12) Duchan (duchaning)

(30:24) Festivals

(31:12) Conservative Yeshiva

(31:38) Shaliach tzibur - שליח ציבור - prayer leader

(33:23) Cohen, Levi, Yisrael

(36:18) Numbers 6:24

(36:41) Gematria

(38:03) Mishneh Torah 1:8

(41:40) Midrash - מדרש - commentary

(43:09) Lovingkindness by Chava Mirel