• Birkot HaTorah (Hebrew: ברכות התורה, The blessings of the Torah) are blessings in Jewish law concerning the giving of the Torah from God to Israel and...
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    reason why they bless the Birkot HaTorah. In addition, in Shaagas Aryeh's opinion, the mitzvah does not depend on the Talmud Torah mitzvah at all, rather...
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  • Birkot hashachar or Birkot haShachar (Hebrew: ברכות השחר, lit. 'morning blessings' or 'blessings [of] the dawn') are a series of blessings that are recited...
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    included in many Jewish prayer books as a part of daily prayer prior to birkot hashachar. The purpose of this blessing is to thank God for good health...
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    Shacharit is generally the lengthiest prayer of the day. Its components include Birkot hashachar, Korbanot, Pesukei dezimra, the Shema Yisrael and its blessings...
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    Al HaNissim alternatively V'al HaNissim ([ו]עַל הַנִסִּים‎, "[and] on the miracles") is an addition to the Amidah and Birkat Hamazon on Hanukkah and Purim...
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  • Brachot (Hebrew: שבע ברכות; literally, "the seven blessings"), also known as birkot nissuin (Hebrew: ברכות נישואין; literally, "the wedding blessings") in Halakha...
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    Vayishlach (category Weekly Torah readings in Kislev)
    Avraham Yehoshua Heschel. Commentaries on the Torah. Cracow, Poland, mid 17th century. Compiled as Chanukat HaTorah. Edited by Chanoch Henoch Erzohn. Piotrkow...
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    women's prayer books, notable for replacing the traditional prayer in the Birkot hashachar recited by women, "Blessed are You, Lord our God, Master of Universe...
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  • Mishneh Torah - HaYad Ha-Chazakah (Maimonides' Code of Jewish Law) (in Hebrew). Vol. 1–7. Jerusalem: Pe'er HaTorah. Maimonides (1985), "Seder ha-Tefillah"...
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