Daily Jewish Prayer Submission - כריעות בשמונה עשרה
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According to Talmudic law and the shita of Rambam (Maimonides) and his son R' Abraham. NOTE: Not EVERYTHING done in the clip is obligatory. I made this clear in the annotations. If someone is confused or mislead because he did not read, that is not my fault. READ. ------------------------- T
RANSLATION OF HEBREW http://sagavyah.tripod.com/id103.html#fullprayer INFORMATION ON BOWING http://sagavyah.tripod.com/id82.html#kneeling --------------- In our days there are not many Jews who still kneel and bow during regular daily prayer. A noticable number of Orthodox Ashkenazi Jews do bow to
the ground during Yom haKipurim and Rosh haShana. Most Jews are not even aware that such is the historical practice of the Jewish people to kneel and prostrate during regular daily prayer. Therefore, be prepared that if you kneel or prostrate in most synagogues, you are sure to get reactions of s
urprise. They may or may not be encouraging reactions. Nonetheless, so long as you are still able to concentrate properly while praying and are willing to endure the possible consequences of bowing and prostrating in public, I only encourage you to do so. It is a shame to fear men more than the M
ost High. How can bowing or prostrating be a sign of arrogance, especially when you know people may look upon you negatively for doing so? Rather, it is an expression of humility and submission to the Almighty. The following text of formal Jewish prayer and instruction on how it is done is accord
ing to Talmudic law as codified in the Mishneh Torah of Rambam (Maimonides). References to halakha are given in abbreviated form. For example, HT5:4 means "Hilkhoth Tefilah" chapter 5, the fourth halakha. Hilkhoth Tefilah is found in Sefer Ahavah in the Mishneh Torah: "The mention of bending-do
wn {k'reya} in every place is on the knees.." (HT5:13) There are 5 places where one "bends-down" during this prayer (HT5:10). Each time one "bends-down," he should arch his back bending over until his backbone pokes out slightly (HT5:12). One need not bow in this manner if he is unable because
it causes him pain (HT5:12). There are some additional reasons why a person may not need to fully bow, usually either because of stress of the situation or stress of the body (HT5:1). I will elaborate upon these later. The 5 places where one "bends-down" are highlighted in the text of prayer foun
d in the link below. In the text of prayer found on that link, upon reading a word highlighted in bold letters, "bend-down" and make your body like an arch (qeshet). Afterwards, straighten back up into a standing position upon reading a word that is underlined. The content of this prayer were e
stablished by the Court established under Moses, at the time at which it was headed by Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, Zechariah, etc... with the exception of a few small portions that were added by a later generation of that same Great Court. This prayer is called the Amidah (standing) because the majorit
y of it is prayed in standing position (HT5:2); It's also called the Shemoneh Esreh (eight-teen) because, though now it consists of 19 blessings, it originally consisted of 18 blessings to the Almighty When beginning any of the 3 daily prayers, start from a standing position facing toward the Temp
le in Israel, with feet side by side, eyes lowered, and ones right hand clasped over his left hand over his heart, with his heart turned to "Above" in fear, awe, and dread, as a servant before his master, (HT5:4). The text for the regular weekday prayer can be found HERE: http://sagavyah.tripod.com
/id103.html#fullprayer
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We should also not circumcise our sons, they might be mistaken for Muslims in the miqva, like bowing in the SYNAGOGUE.
We find it throughout Tanakh.
But of course, we do not do it in all the same exact details as the pagans, just as I'm not bowing exactly as muslims do in this video. Muslims never bow flat-prostrate, with arms and legs spread-out.
I did quote a universally respected codification of Jewish law by Maimonides called the Mishne Tora -- the ONLY full codification of Talmudic law, wherein he wrote that ALL Israel is of the practice to lay out mats or the like in synagogues to sit upon, to separate their faces from stone when pros
trating, and gave reference.
Do you mind sharing with me why you, along with many others, draw conclusions and spread your conclusions about things without even reading the information PROVIDED FOR YOU in the clip? Its a serious honest question.
I don't know what "manhaj" means, but minhag means practice or custom in Hebrew.
is it possible that u are following a practice, which was polluted by muslim theologians unintentionally? sure u can find roots to prostration in talmud, but doesn't mean that this is the original practice. i think u need to take a step back, n look at this, yusef.
1) The annotations say clearly that bowing BEFORE the Amida (Central Standing Prayer) is NOT obligatory. Halakha doesn't give any specific required position before the Amida. R' Avraham son of Rambam wrote in ha-Maspiq l-Ovdei HaShem that it's proper. 2) When falling to my knees, I place my hands
on my head to keep my kipa (hat) from falling off, which it almost did anyone at one point in the clip. It also helps me concentrate. I NEVER wrote that this is obligatory.
HaShem bless you always!