Abudarham

Abudarham

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Introduction First Gate; Laws of Kriat Shema Second Gate; Prayer Third Gate; Blessings on Commandments

Bedtime Recitation of Shema Morning Blessings Blessings on Torah Tzitzit Tefillin Mishnah on the Location of the Sacrifices Baraita of Rabbi Ishmael Songs of Praise Kaddish and Barchu Blessings on the Shema Amidah Amidah Repetition Laws of Prayer Post Amidah Torah Reading Afternoon Service Evening Service Compensatory Prayer (Tashlumin)

Shabbat eve Evening Service Mishna of 'Bameh Madlikin'Kiddush Morning Service Torah Reading Musaf Day Meal Afternoon Service Three Meals of Shabbos The Conclusion of Shabbat

Rosh Chodesh Chanukah Purim

Month of Nissan Evening Service First Part of the Seder The Haggadah Second Part of the Seder Festival Prayers Customs for the Days of the Counting (Sefirah)

Prayers Tishah B'Av

Prayers Blowing the Shofar Musaf

Yom Kippur Eve Kol Nidrei Confession Prayers

First Days Hoshana Rabba Shmini Atzeret

Introduction Gate of Moladot (Initial Appearances)Gate of Designations and Postponements Gate of Designations of the Years Order of Parashiot and Haftarot Calendar Patterns Gate of Seasons (Tekufot)

Introduction First Gate; Blessing on Bread Second Gate; Mezonot (Grain Products)Third Gate; Shehakol (Everything)Fourth Gate; Ha'adama (Fruit of the Ground)Fifth Gate; Ha'etz (Fruit of the Tree)Sixth Gate; Food During and After the Meal Seventh Gate; Blessings on Scents Eighth Gate; Blessings of Praise and Thanksgiving

Concluding Poems

About this Text

Author: Abudarham

Composed: Seville, Spain, c.1330 - c.1340 CE

The Sefer Abudarham is a popular 14th-century compilation of laws, customs, and commentary on the prayer book, named for its author, Rabbi David Abudarham. In his introduction, Abudarham explains that he was motivated to write the book because he felt that the masses were unequipped to understand the content of the prayers they muttered or the surrounding customs. The work draws on a wide array of earlier materials and incorporates commentary on the Passover Haggadah as well as a systematic explanation of the Hebrew calendar. It is considered a central text on prayer, published in many editions and quoted frequently in later works.

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