{"id":8441,"date":"2016-02-20T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8441"},"modified":"2018-05-24T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:03:17","slug":"03-20-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-20-05\/","title":{"rendered":"05. Barkhu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before <em>Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em>, the <em>\u0125azan<\/em> says, \u201c<em>Barkhu et Hashem ha-mevorakh<\/em>\u201d (\u201cBless God, the blessed One\u201d), and the congregation responds, \u201c<em>Barukh Hashem ha-mevorakh le-olam va\u2019ed<\/em>\u201d (\u201cBlessed is God, the blessed one, forever and all time\u201d), and the <em>\u0125azan<\/em> repeats, \u201c<em>Barukh Hashem ha-mevorakh le-olam va\u2019ed<\/em>\u201d (SA 57:1).<\/p>\n<p>When the <em>\u0125azan<\/em> says \u201c<em>Barkhu<\/em>,\u201d he bows a bit, and when saying \u201c<em>Hashem<\/em>\u201d he straightens up. Regarding the congregation, there are different customs. Some customarily bow down completely, others bow slightly, and still others do not bow at all. Everyone should follow family custom. When people with different customs pray together, it is proper for everyone to bow slightly (see <em>Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, ch. 17 n. 3).<\/p>\n<p>The primary purpose of <em>Barkhu<\/em> is to introduce <em>Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em>, for by declaring \u201c<em>Barkhu<\/em>,\u201d the <em>\u0125azan<\/em> invites the congregation to recite <em>Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em>. Likewise, those called up to the Torah recite <em>Barkhu<\/em> as an introduction to <em>Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It is customary to repeat <em>Barkhu<\/em> at the end of the prayer service so that latecomers who missed the first <em>Barkhu <\/em>have the opportunity to respond to it (see <em>Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, 16:3 n. 2; 23:9).<\/p>\n<p>There are different customs of standing when responding to <em>Kaddish<\/em> and <em>Barkhu.<\/em> According to the custom of most Sephardim, there is no need to stand while responding to <em>devarim she-bikdusha<\/em>, though but one who is already standing must remain standing for <em>Kaddish<\/em> and <em>Barkhu<\/em> (Maharil, <em>Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 56:20; 146:20-21; <em>Ye\u0125aveh Da\u2019at<\/em> 3:4). Most Ashkenazim customarily stand while responding to <em>Kaddish<\/em> and <em>Barkhu<\/em> (MB 56:7-8; 146:18). However, concerning <em>Barkhu<\/em>, which requires a short answer, many Ashkenazim have a practice that if they are already sitting, such as during Torah reading or before <em>Ma\u2019ariv<\/em>, they do not completely stand up. Rather, they rise slightly from their seats while bending their heads forward chairs, this rising and bowing a bit while answering. Many have a similar custom when answering a <em>zimun<\/em> of ten men, for although it is a <em>davar she-bikdusha <\/em>for which it is proper to stand according to Ashkenazic custom, since its recitation is short, it is sufficient to slightly rise instead of completely stand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema, the \u0125azan says, \u201cBarkhu et Hashem ha-mevorakh\u201d (\u201cBless God, the blessed One\u201d), and the congregation responds, \u201cBarukh Hashem ha-mevorakh le-olam va\u2019ed\u201d (\u201cBlessed is God, the blessed one, forever and all time\u201d), and the \u0125azan repeats, \u201cBarukh Hashem ha-mevorakh le-olam va\u2019ed\u201d (SA 57:1). When the \u0125azan says \u201cBarkhu,\u201d he bows a bit, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-03-20"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>05. Barkhu - Peninei Halakha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-20-05\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"05. 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