The Mishnah on the Blessing of Song
[At the Passover eve meal:] The fourth [cup of wine]—he completes the Hallel [psalms] over it and recites over it the Blessing of Song.
Translated by Richard S. Sarason.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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Yehalelukha (All Your Works Shall Praise You)
All Your works shall praise You, Adonai our God,
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Nishmat kol ḥai (The Breath of Every Living Thing)
The breath of every living thing shall praise Your name, Adonai our God,
and the spirit of all flesh shall glorify and exalt Your remembrance…
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What is the Blessing of Song? R. Judah said: “All your works shall praise You, Adonai our God [ . . . ]”; while R. Yoḥanan said: “The breath of every living thing [ . . . ].”
Yehalelukha (All Your Works Shall Praise You)
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Nishmat kol ḥai (The Breath of Every Living Thing)
The breath of every living thing shall praise Your name, Adonai our God,
and the spirit of all flesh shall glorify and exalt Your remembrance…
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b. Sotah 49a
R. Simeon ben Gamaliel says in the name of R. Joshua: From the day that the Temple was destroyed, there is no [day that does not include some form of curse]. […
A Response to Blessing God’s Name
b. Berakhot 3a
Whenever Israel enters synagogues and study houses and responds, “May His great name be blessed,” the Holy One nods His head and says, “Happy is the king to whom such praises are offered in his house…
Kaddish as Thanksgiving for Rain
y. Ta‘aniyot 1:3, 64b
R. Judah bar Ezekiel said: This is how my father Ezekiel would recite a blessing when the rains fell:
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