![]() Therefore, through divine inspiration, David offered hope and encouragement although the virgin of Israel may have fallen, the Lord upholds the fallen. Although King David did not include a verse beginning with the letter nun alluding to Israel’s downfall, he foresaw the verse that would be written by Amos through divine inspiration and the very next verse, which begins with the letter samekh, reads: “The Lord upholds the fallen and raises up those who are bowed down” (Psalms 145:14). In order to ease the harsh meaning of this verse, in the West, in Eretz Yisrael, they interpreted it with a slight adjustment: “She has fallen but she shall fall no more rise, virgin of Israel.” Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak adds: Even so, David went and provided support, through divine inspiration. Due to this verse, ashrei does not include a verse beginning with the letter nun. As it is written: “The virgin of Israel has fallen and she will rise no more abandoned in her land, none will raise her up” (Amos 5:2), which begins with the letter nun. If prayer is meant to lead to action, what action could be derived from Ashrei which would guarantee a person a place in the World-to-Come?Īdditionally, with regard to this psalm, Rabbi Yoḥanan said: Why is there no verse beginning with the letter nun in ashrei? Because it contains an allusion to the downfall of the enemies of Israel, a euphemism for Israel itself. This enhances Psalm 145’s role as the “title track” of the Book of Psalms, because although in Hebrew the book is called Tehilim, only Psalm 145 actually starts with the word “Tehila”.Īshrei is at the beginning of the morning service (in P’sukei D’zimra, after Baruch She’amar), at the end of the morning service (after the Amidah as well as the Torah reading when the Torah is read), and at the start of Mincha (the afternoon service). ![]() ![]() This means that it starts with the very first word in the Book of Psalms, “Ashrei”, and ends with the very last word in the Book of Psalms, “Halleluyah”. While the Talmud is vague on details on the World-to-Come (which makes sense, because nobody has been there for a long time and then come back to give a report), Maimonides thinks it refers to the afterlife while Nachmonides thinks it refers to the Messianic Era ().Īshrei is primarily composed of Psalm 145, preceded by two other verses from Psalms (84:5 and 144:15) and followed by one more verse from Psalms (115:18). This then leads to a further discussion of other things that assure one of a spot in the World-to-Come. Mi Chamocha) with your Amidah, then you get a spot in the World-to-Come (Hashkiveinu counts as part of Mi Chamocha for this purpose in the evening service). The rabbis talk about what else one needs to say when saying the evening Shema, and conclude that if you connect “redemption” (i.e. ![]() ![]() In the very first mishnah of the Talmud, it says that one can say the evening Shema up until dawn, but it is better to do it before midnight so as not to go to sleep and forget to do it at all. Context: This is from the Babylonian Talmud, Masechet (Tractate) Brachot, which is about blessings and prayers. ![]()
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