{"id":8397,"date":"2016-02-16T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8397"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:58:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:58:51","slug":"03-16-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-16-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12. The Berakhot Are an Extension of Keri\u2019at Shema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em> are unlike other <em>birkhot ha-mitzvot<\/em> instituted as preparation <em>mitzvot<\/em>, which contain the formula \u201c<em>asher kideshanu be-mitzvotav ve-tzivanu<\/em>\u2026\u201d (Who has sanctified us with His <em>mitzvot<\/em> and commanded us\u2026\u201d). Rather, they are formulated as praise, thanksgiving, and some petition, and their purpose is to express more expansively the themes of <em>Shema<\/em>, whose essence is the first verse.<\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Shema<\/em> we say \u201c<em>Hashem E\u0125ad<\/em>\u201d (\u201cGod is One\u201d), denoting that He is the single entity that brings the world into being and sustains it and that there is none other than Him. In the first <em>berakha<\/em> of <em>Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em>, we expand on this principle, and by praising Him for the light that is renewed daily, we continue to extol God, \u201cWho constantly renews the work of Creation every day.\u201d To emphasize His oneness, we praise Him as Creator of both light and darkness. At night, in the corresponding <em>berakha<\/em>, we praise him as \u201c<em>Ma\u2019ariv aravim<\/em>\u201d (\u201cthe One Who brings on evening\u201d) and add that He is \u201c<em>Borei yom va-laila<\/em>\u201d (\u201cthe Creator of day and night\u201d). Hence, the principle of belief in God\u2019s unity that appears in <em>Shema <\/em>is amplified in the first <em>berakha<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The significance of the opening words, \u201c<em>Shema Yisrael<\/em>,\u201d is that the belief in God\u2019s unity is revealed to the world through the Jewish people, who were put in the world for that purpose. This idea is amplified in the second <em>berakha<\/em>, in which we thank God for loving us and for giving us the Torah out of love. We pray for the opportunity to understand the Torah and fulfilling it with love, thereby revealing God\u2019s name in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hashem Elokeinu<\/em>\u201d (\u201cLord our God\u201d) means that God is omnipotent and rules the world according to His will. His control of the world, with all its forces and components, was revealed most clearly in the Exodus, which is mentioned at the end of the third paragraph of <em>Shema<\/em>. In the third <em>berakha<\/em> we expand on this further and praise God, \u201cYou are the first and You are the last, and aside from You we have no king, redeemer, or savior. You redeemed us from Egypt\u2026\u201d We also mention the slaying of the Egyptian firstborns and the splitting of the sea. We conclude, \u201cBlessed are You, Lord, Who redeemed Israel\u201d (\u201c<em>Ga\u2019al Yisrael<\/em>\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>We thus see that all three <em>berakhot<\/em> are a continuation and expansion of the principles of faith that are found in <em>Shema<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Because these <em>berakhot<\/em> are unlike others which we recite before the performance of <em>mitzvot<\/em>, confusing their sequence does not prevent fulfillment of the mitzva. Although certainly <em>le-khat\u0125ila<\/em> they must be recited in the order that the Sages ordained, <em>be-di\u2019avad<\/em>, if one changed the order, she still fulfills the mitzva. Likewise, if she recited the <em>berakhot<\/em> without reciting<em> Shema<\/em>, or if she only recited one of the <em>berakhot<\/em>, she is credited for what she recited (<em>Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, ch. 16 n. 1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema are unlike other birkhot ha-mitzvot instituted as preparation mitzvot, which contain the formula \u201casher kideshanu be-mitzvotav ve-tzivanu\u2026\u201d (Who has sanctified us with His mitzvot and commanded us\u2026\u201d). Rather, they are formulated as praise, thanksgiving, and some petition, and their purpose is to express more expansively the themes of Shema, whose essence is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-03-16"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>12. 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