ישנו עם אחד מפוזר ומפורד בין העמים בכל מדינות מלכותךAs we explained yesterday, the Jews were deported from Israel in 586 BCE. ...

This is the sixteenth and last berakha of the section called 'requests' (baqashot). In this berakha we ask HaShem to listen to our prayers, to...

This berakha ends the section of "National Requests", the six blessings in which we pray God for our  gueula (=redemption) which is actually our...

תשכון בתוך ירושלים עירך In this blessing we ask HaShem 1. to restore His Presence in Yerushalayim. and 2. to reestablish the Throne of David....

על הצדיקים ועל החסידים In this blessing we ask haShem to protect and help the righteous and pious. Those who are committed to pursuing kindness,...

למינים ולמלשינים אל תהי תקווה The 'amida was composed around the Fifth Century BCE. Originally, the 'amida was known as the shemona 'esre (=eighteen) prayer, because it...

השיבה שופטינו כבראשונה    Previously, we explained the blessing  teqa' beshofar gadol "Make sound the Shofar... that will announce our redemption... and bring us back to the Land...

Not many details are known about the biographical data of rabbi Yosef Hayon (or Hayun). We know that he was born and died in...

תקע בשופר גדול לחרותינו  The 'amida is divided in three sections. The first section, which includes three blessings, consists in praising God. The third section,...

כי ששת ימים עשה ה' את השמים ואת הארץ Shabbat is the day in which Jews celebrate Creation. On Shabbat we give our testimony that...