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The offering containing an omer-measure of barley, described as reishit ketzirchem ("the beginning of your harvest"). [3] Josephus describes the processing of the offering as follows: After parching and crushing the little sheaf of ears and purifying the barley for grinding, they bring to the altar an issaron for God, and, having flung a ...
In halakah (Jewish law), the word terumah by itself refers to the "great offering" (terumah gedolah). [21] According to Hizkuni , this terumah is called "great" because it is the first of all tithes given on produce, and thus is given from the "greatest quantity of produce" before any other gift is given. [ 22 ]
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Bikkurim (Hebrew: בכורים, / b ɪ ˌ k uː ˈ r iː m, b ɪ ˈ k ʊər ɪ m /), [1] or first-fruits, are a type of sacrificial offering which was offered by ancient Israelites. In each agricultural season, the first-grown fruits were brought to the Temple and laid by the altar, and a special declaration recited.
Retzai – Every Orthodox Amidah, the central prayer of Jewish services, contains the paragraph: "Be favorable, Oh Lord our God, to your people Israel and their prayer, and restore the service of the Holy of Holies of Your House, and accept the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer with love and favor, and may the service of your people ...
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The specific prayer Modeh Ani, however, is not mentioned in the Talmud or Shulchan Aruch, and first appears in the work Seder haYom by the 16th century rabbi Moshe ben Machir. [ 4 ] As this prayer does not include any of the names of God, observant Jews may recite it before washing their hands.