Shalom.
I am Rabbi Jonathan Ginsberg. This would be the beginning of a series on singing Jewish prayers and songs. Now, in order to do this, you need to have a prayer book probably or song book I recommend this one, because I will be referring to a page in here. This is called the B’kol Echad you go to www.uscj.org and go to book service and do a search for B’kol Echad, they are $2.50 plus shipping. Once you have this it is much easier. In the meantime I will sing a few songs from it and then, once you get it, it will be even easier for you.
Now we are going to skip the beginning as all Sabbath songs I did the prayers on a different video about Sabbath and sanctification. So, I am going to sing and I am going now to sing for you a bit (foreign language), the abbreviated version of the grace after meals. Begins here on page 42 with the special paragraph Psalm in the bible, that song on Friday nights in Shabbath and holidays and not during the week. It goes like this page 42. (Foreign language) and some people add on page 43 (foreign language).
Now, if there are three to 10 people, you have somebody than quarrel you to prayer. They all see on page 44 (foreign language) and then you respond with everyone else (foreign language) and then the leader response (foreign language]) and then sometimes the leader will repeat that (foreign language) and the leader response (foreign language).
Now, if there is 10 or more, he will or she will add (foreign language) then we all say (foreign language) and if there is 10 you add (foreign language) and then everybody says (foreign language) and everyone (foreign language).
Now, the full orthodox (foreign language) is on page 45 and following. I am going to do the more abbreviated one which we more customarily do. In fact, the only time and the conservative movement really the full one is done generally, the camp romad, the Jewish summer camp on Shabbath, otherwise we do the abbreviated one, and you find it on page 63.
The tradition says that Moises wrote this first one as a thank you to God for the man on the desert. (Foreign language) and by the way, it is transliterated if you do not know how to read Hebrew. (Foreign language) and then on page 64 the second paragraph say written by Joshua, some say by tradition, (foreign language). By the way, that last link from (foreign language) that is the actual mitzvah from the Torah in Deuteronomy which says when you lead and are satisfied that you should bless.
Now on Shabbath there in Rosh Chodesh and festival, there is another paragraph that is added here which is found in page 51 to 54. We will continue with the short version page 64 at the bottom, (foreign language). And now the final paragraph here and then there is some special blessings and then some including paragraphs. (Foreign language) about the days of the Messiah. Then the next line is for America, (foreign language). And if you are in different country, it is for your country. The next is for Jews who are suffering, (foreign language). The next is for the state of Israel, (foreign language). And then on page 66 for the Sabbath, (foreign language)
You can see there is blessing for a lot of different occasions and then we conclude in page 67 at the bottom, (foreign language). On subsequent tapes, I will be teaching some important Jewish songs, but this was the (foreign language), the short version.
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