Yotzer Or

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Yotzer Or is a Jewish morning prayer blessing that praises God as the creator of light and the celestial order, recited before the Shema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer
blessing
addressedTo God NERFINISHED
associatedService Shacharit NERFINISHED
contains Kedushah de-Yotzer NERFINISHED
halakhicCategory berakhah
hasVariants Ashkenazi rite version
Sephardi rite version
Yemenite rite version
inspiredByVerse Isaiah 45:7
Psalms about creation
language Hebrew
liturgicalFunction praise blessing
prepares worshipper for recitation of the Shema
liturgicalGenre piyyut-like prose
liturgicalPosition blessing before the Shema
first blessing before the Shema in Shacharit
liturgicalSection Birkot Kriyat Shema NERFINISHED
mentions angels
darkness
heavenly bodies
light
ophanim
seraphim
sun
openingWords Yotzer or u’vore khoshekh
primaryTheme angels’ praise of God
celestial order
creation of light
praise of God as creator
recitationContext private prayer
public prayer
recitedOn Jewish festivals NERFINISHED
Shabbat NERFINISHED
weekdays
religiousTradition Judaism
sourceText based on verses from the Hebrew Bible
statusInLiturgy fixed part of daily morning service
theologicalEmphasis God as creator of the universe
God’s continual renewal of creation
God’s control over light and darkness
timeOfDay morning
translationOfOpening Who forms light and creates darkness
usedBy Ashkenazi communities NERFINISHED
Mizrahi communities NERFINISHED
Sephardi communities
Yemenite communities

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