Yeshua Centered Judaism

Praying Shacharit Early

Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
By Popular Demand: When is it permissible to begin praying Shacharit? Many individuals must arrive at their places of work at a very early hour in the morning and would like to know when the earliest possible time to pray Shacharit is. Answer: Preferably, the time to pray Shacharit…

The Proper Order of Prayer for a Workers’ Minyan

Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
In the previous Halacha we have explained that one should preferably not pray Shacharit before sunrise. Nevertheless, workers who must arrive at their jobs early in the morning and do not have an opportunity to pray after sunrise may act leniently and pray beginning from dawn which is calculated…

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,000 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to…

Review of Didascalia apostolorum available online

Originally posted on ancientchurchorders:
A very charitable review by Maria Doerfler may be found online at sites.duke.edu/medoerfler/publications-presentations/. The interesting and pertinent point is made that I do not make much of “how the DA may have functioned in its finalized form for its communities.” Fair comment… a matter to which I should return.

The Second Blessing after Ḳiryat Shema

The Second Blessing after Ḳiryat Shema English Translation Original Hebrew Cause us, O Lord our God, to lie down in peace, and cause us, O our King, to rise again unto life and peace. Spread over us the tabernacle of thy peace, while directing us aright through thine own good counsel. Protect us and preserve…

Nishmath Kol Hai

Nishmath Kol Hai is recited on the Sabbath day, and dates back to the 1st century CE: Nishmath Kol Hai נִשְׁמַת כָּל חַי תְּבָרֵךְ אֶת שִׁמְךָ יְיָ’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְרוּחַ כָּל בָּשָׂר לְךָ תְפָאֵר וּתְרוֹמֵם אֶת זִכְרְךָ מַלְכֵּינוּ תָּמִיד. לְדוֹר וָדוֹר מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד עוֹלָם אַתָּה הוּא הָאֵל. וּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ אֵין אֱלֹהִים. וְאֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ גּוֹאֵל וּמוֹשִׁיעַ בְּכָל…

The Baladi-rite Amidah

The Baladi-rite Amidah English Translation Original Hebrew Lord, open Thou my lips and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. אֲדֹנָי שְׂפָתַי תִּפתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָתֶךָ Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, mighty, revered and exalted God. Thou bestowest favour…

Bĕrīkh shĕmeh

Full-text of Bĕrīkh shĕmeh (with English translation) בְּרִיךְֿ שְׁמֵיהּ דְּקוּדְֿשָׁא בְּרִיךְֿ הוּא לְעֵילָא לְעֵילָא מִכָּל בִּרְכָֿתָֿא שִׁירָתָֿא וְתֻֿשְׁבְּחָתָֿא וְנֶחָמָתָֿא דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא. תִּתְֿקַבַּל צְלוֹתִֿי וּבָֿעוּתִֿי עִם צְלוֹתְֿהוֹן וּבָֿעוּתְֿהוֹן דְּכָֿל בֵּיתֿ יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָֿם אֲבֿוּנָא דְּבִֿשְׁמַיָּא. יְהֶא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא וְסִיַּעְתָּא וּפֿוּרְקָנָא וּרְוַחָא וְחִנָּא וְחִסְדָּא וְרַחֲמֵי עֲלַנָא וְעַל כָּל קְהָלְהוֹן דְּכָֿל בֵּיתֿ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְחַיִּים וּלְשָׁלוֹם וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן….

NETSERAN ARAMAIC נצרניית ארמיתא

NETSERAN ARAMAIC נצרניית ארמיתא Aramitha Netseranayit, or “Netseran Aramaic” is the living language used in the Holy Offering and other services of the Nazarani Church. It is a dialect of Aramaic, which is very closely related to and indeed a descendant of Galilean Aramaic (the language of Christ and His apostles). However; it, like any…

Youkhanna

John 1 1. In the beginning [of creation] there was the Milta*; and that Milta* was with Allaha; and Allaha was [the embodiment of] that Milta.* 2. This was in the beginning with Allaha. 3. Everything was within his power*, [otherwise] nothing would ever exist.* 4. Through him [there] was Life* and Life became the…

The Twelve Commandments

There are Twelve Commandments which have been given by YAH for His people. The first Ten Commandments were given to the Prophet Moses on Mount Sinai, and the last two came from Jesus, who said, “Do not think that I have come loosen the law or the prophets, I have not come to loosen, but…

Jewish Aleppo, Lost Forever

The Syrian diaspora in Israel watches its once-vibrant ancestral home fall to ruin in the country’s civil war By Joseph Dana|August 23, 2012 7:00 AM|Comments: 0 PrintEmail Share251 Tweet1 0 0 Jewish family in Aleppo (left) and the Aleppo Citadel seen from the southwest, c. 1910. The original stereographic images have been altered into an anaglyph. When…