Studying Tefillah
Category: Tefillah
אֱלֹקֵינוּ
אלקינו OUR G-D
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה הַשֵּׁם 2
ברוך אתה השם BLESSED ARE YOU HASHEM
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה הַשֵּׁם
ברוך אתה השם BLESSED ARE YOU HASHEM “You” means a direct address, as we are speaking directly to Hashem. And “Hashem” does not just mean “G-d”. Hashem is Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s actual name, His particular name, like the name “Moshe” that refers to a particular person. It cannot be stressed enough how important it is…
אֲ-דֹנָי שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ
א-דני שפתי תפתח ופי יגיד תהלתך MY MASTER, YOU SHOULD OPEN MY LIPS AND MY MOUTH SHOULD RELATE YOUR PRAISE This can be simply understood as a תפילה to Hashem to help us direct our thoughts and our speech – to daven properly – “to open our lips to relate Your praise”.But it’s much deeper…