Liturgy

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1. Introduction to Shir HaMa'alot

   Shir HaMa'alot (Part 1))

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   An introduction to the unit of the fifteen 'Songs of Ascent' in liturgy, history and spirituality. 

2. Mizmor 126

   Shir HaMa'alot (Part 5)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   Mizmor 126 is said weekly at the Shabbat table before Birkhat Ha'Mazon. Three interpretations of this Mizmor are analyzed and evaluated: A historical Mizmor incorporating an agricultural metaphor, an agricultural Mizmor, or a synthesis between a historical and agricultural Mizmor.
   
    

3. Mizmor 30

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   Mizmor 30 while mentioning the “Dedication of the House” actually refers to emotions, feelings, and movements of the soul. Complacency can cause our metaphorical house to atrophy, and sin can turn our fortress into rubble, leaving our souls susceptible to the dangerous elements we encounter every day of our lives.

4. Mizmor 24 (Part 1)

   Shir Shel Yom (Part 1)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   Mizmor 24, which is central to Jewish liturgy, can be divided into three sections that seem unconnected: a declaration that the world and its content belong to God, a list of moral characteristics of one who may go up to God’s mountain and a description of the gates awaiting the arrival of the King – God.

5. Mizmor 24 (Part 2)

   Shir Shel Yom (Part 2)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   The middle section of Mizmor 24 describes a series of moral character traits that stress honestyand guiltlessness that are needed in the worship of God in general and particularly in the Beit HaMikdash. The double question “who will…?” can be understood as two separate questions referring to different stages in striving towards Godliness.

6. Mizmor 24 (Part 3)

   Shir Shel Yom (Part 3)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   Both literal and figurative interpretations exist to the third section of Mizmor 24 that discusses the entrance of the King through the gates. The various messages of the Mizmor make it appropriate to three distinct liturgical situations in which the Mizmor is said.

7. Mizmor 48

   Shir Shel Yom (Part 4)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   The first half of Mizmor 48 focuses exclusively on God and His protection of His holy city. The second half of the Mizmor calls on the Jewish Nation to rejoice in the city, encircle it, and take the steps required for the world to see that God’s city belongs to us.

8. Mizmor 82

   Shir Shel Yom (5)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   The biography of Asaf – the author of Mizmor 82, The Song of the Day for Tuesday – is detailed. The Mizmor deals with the failings of the justice system and the desire for God to take an active part in this process.