Birkat Hashanim
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Birkat Hashanim is a blessing in the Amidah prayer that asks God to provide rain and sustenance for the year.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birkat HaShanim | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
blessing in the Amidah ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Birkat HaShanim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blessing of the Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSeason | rainy season in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Jewish agricultural calendar ⓘ |
| geographicVariation | different start dates for rain request in Israel and diaspora ⓘ |
| halachicTopic |
laws of inserting rain requests
ⓘ
prayer for rain timing ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | request blessing of the middle blessings of the Amidah ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
Amidah of Ma’ariv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amidah of Mincha NERFINISHED ⓘ Amidah of Shacharit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
petition for rain
ⓘ
petition for sustenance ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | obligatory part of weekday Amidah ⓘ |
| mentions | dew and rain in season ⓘ |
| omissionConsequence | may require repetition of Amidah in some cases ⓘ |
| partOf | Amidah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInAmidah | ninth blessing in weekday Amidah ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure provision of food
ⓘ
to request a year of plenty ⓘ |
| recitedBy | observant Jews ⓘ |
| recitedIn | daily weekday Amidah ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Geshem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shefa (divine abundance) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion | biblical verses about rain and blessing of the land ⓘ |
| seasonalChange |
summer text for dew
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winter text for rain ⓘ |
| sourceText | Talmud Berakhot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualElement |
request for satisfaction from God’s goodness
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request to bless the work of our hands ⓘ |
| theme |
agricultural prosperity
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blessing for the year ⓘ material livelihood ⓘ |
| variantText |
Ashkenazi nusach
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Sephardi nusach ⓘ Yemenite nusach ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Birkat HaShanim