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The Jerusalem Bible (JB or TJB) is an English translation of the Bible published in 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd. As a Catholic Bible, it includes 73 books: the 39 books shared with the Hebrew Bible, along with the seven deuterocanonical books, as the Old Testament, and the 27 books shared by all Christians as the New Testament.
The Koren Siddur refers to a family of siddurim published by Koren Publishers Jerusalem beginning in 1981. [1] Eliyahu Koren began work on a new prayerbook in the 1970s. Koren created Koren Book Type for the project. [2] Rather than allow the text to run continuously across page turns, Koren maintained lines and paragraphs within individual pages.
The Afghan Liturgical Quire, the oldest known siddur in the world.From the 8th century [1]. A siddur (Hebrew: סִדּוּר sīddūr, [siˈduʁ, 'sɪdəʁ]; plural siddurim סִדּוּרִים) is a Jewish prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers.
The blessings cover a variety of topics such as Jerusalem, crops, and prayer. Tachanun, a supplication consisting of a collection of passages from the Hebrew bible (Tanakh). On Mondays and Thursdays, a longer version is recited. Tachanun is omitted on holidays and certain other "happy" days. On certain holidays, Hallel is recited.
The house was commended by The Jewish Week for its "fastidiously accurate and aesthetically sensitive presentation of the Hebrew Scriptures and the prayer book." [17] In December 2012, the Israel Postal Authority issued an official postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the Koren Jerusalem Bible. [18]
According to the Talmud, during prayer one should face toward Jerusalem, and specifically the site of the Temple in Jerusalem. This is based on Solomon 's prayer "...and they will pray to You toward their land, which You gave to their fathers; the city which You have chosen; and the house which I have built for Your name" ( 1 Kings 8:48 ).
Tikkun Chatzot (Hebrew: תקון חצות, lit."Midnight Rectification"), also spelled Tikkun Chatzos, is a Jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight as an expression of mourning and lamentation over the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Berakhot (Hebrew: בְּרָכוֹת, romanized: Brakhot, lit."Blessings") is the first tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud.The tractate discusses the rules of prayers, particularly the Shema and the Amidah, and blessings for various circumstances.