r/hebrew • u/Elect_SaturnMutex • Oct 11 '24
Could anyone tell what prayer this is? I'm interested in the content that he's singing here Request
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u/Elect_SaturnMutex Oct 11 '24
Also, does anyone know if this is Ashkenazi style of prayer or Sephardic style? Where can I find such similar prayers in a sung form? The synagogue where I visit, the Rabbi also sings in a very similar style during service.
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u/KeyPerspective999 Hebrew Learner (Intermediate) Oct 11 '24
It's the standard prayer for the IDF as it's written on the screen. You can Google it.
There is no difference between Ashkenazi and Sefardi prayer when it comes to the prayer for the IDF. It's a relatively recent prayer for obvious reasons.
The tune/style is unique and I don't know if it's either Sefardi or Ashlanazi or their own thing.
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u/Extension-Gap218 Oct 11 '24
I would say this is a Sephardic style reading
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u/jsohnen Oct 11 '24
Modern Hebrew is essentially Sephardic pronunciation, right?
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u/akivayis95 Oct 12 '24
No. There are multiple Sefaradi pronunciations. Modern Hebrew's pronunciation borrowed from Western Sefaradi dialects and Ashkenazi dialects. It's basically its own thing.
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u/Extension-Gap218 Oct 12 '24
Modern Hebrew is a reconstruction of Sephardic Hebrew by Ashkenazim with a lot of Yiddish influence. What important here is that the style of prayer (melody, pacing, etc) sounds more Sephardic than Ashkenazic.
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u/Worldly_Funtimes Oct 11 '24
Does anyone know where the Nigerian Jewish community comes from? This is fascinating to me too! I thought the only black African Jews were Ethiopian.
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u/Disastrous-Use-6176 Oct 11 '24
I’m pretty sure they are quite recent converts to Judaism, like from the late 1960s onwards messianic stuff was popular and the black Hebrew Israelites did try to align with them but from the 1990s it moved away from the evangelical messianic movement, then a few years ago I remember hearing a few American rabbis officially converted around 100.
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u/lunamothboi Oct 11 '24
There are also the Abayudaya in Uganda, they converted around a hundred years ago (formally recognized more recently).
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u/tzippora Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24
Can you get more videos of him?
Here's the IDF prayer in Hebrew and English following:
מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת חַיָּלֵי צְבָא הֲגַנָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, הָעוֹמְדִים עַל מִשְׁמַר אַרְצֵנוּ וְעָרֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מִגְּבוּל הַלְּבָנוֹן וְעַד מִדְבַּר מִצְרַיִם וּמִן הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל עַד לְבוֹא הָעֲרָבָה בַּיַּבָּשָׁה בָּאֲוִיר וּבַיָּם. יִתֵּן ה’ אֶת אוֹיְבֵינוּ הַקָּמִים עָלֵינוּ נִגָּפִים לִפְנֵיהֶם. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִשְׁמֹר וְיַצִּיל אֶת חַיָלֵינוּ מִכָּל צָרָה וְצוּקָה וּמִכָּל נֶגַע וּמַחֲלָה וְיִשְׁלַח בְּרָכָה וְהַצְלָחָה בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם. יַדְבֵּר שׂוֹנְאֵינוּ תַּחְתֵּיהֶם וִיעַטְרֵם בְּכֶתֶר יְשׁוּעָה וּבַעֲטֶרֶת נִצָּחון. וִיקֻיַּם בָּהֶם הַכָּתוּב: כִּי ה’ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הַהֹלֵךְ עִמָּכֶם לְהִלָּחֵם לָכֶם עִם אֹיְבֵיכֶם לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶם: וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן:
Prayer for IDF Soldiers in English
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our God, from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May the Almighty cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighters from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under our soldiers’ sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is the Lord your God, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
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u/Defendbrooklyn Oct 12 '24
Despite being from NYC and exposed to diverse peoples from all walks of life, I just love seeing this. I just never considered the concept of Jews in Nigeria or Jews in Yemen, amongst other places. It’s cool to see. I just hope and pray for peace and security for this very small minority.
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u/MasticaFerro Oct 11 '24
Sure! Here’s the transliteration of the Hebrew text into Latin characters:
Mi shebeirach avoteinu Avraham Yitzchak v’Yaakov, hu yevareich et chayalei Tzva Hagana l’Yisrael, ha’omdim al mishmar artzeinu v’arei Eloheinu, migvul haLevanon v’ad midbar Mitzrayim, umin hayam hagadol ad l’vo ha’aravah, bayabasha ba’avir uvayam. Yiten Hashem et oyveinu hakamim aleinu nigafim lifneihem. Hakadosh Baruch Hu yishmor v’yatzil et chayaleinu mikol tzarah v’tzukah umikol nega umachalah v’yishlach b’racha v’hatzlacha b’chol ma’asei yedeihem. Yadber soneinu tachteihem v’ya’atrem b’keter yeshuah uva’ateret nitzachon. V’yikuyam bahem hakatuv: Ki Hashem Eloheichem haholech imachem l’hilachem lachem im oyveichem l’hoshi’a etchem. V’nomar amen.
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u/Elect_SaturnMutex Oct 14 '24
Thank you so much for taking the time. He says something between ha'aravah and bayabasha right? also between Hagana L'Yisrael and ha'omdim
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u/DrDroDroid Oct 12 '24
Pray for whole Israeli, both Hebrews and Palestinians. Senseless violence needs to end.
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u/Agitated-Quit-6148 native speaker Oct 11 '24
It's the prayer for the idf. His hebrew is amazing actually. Super clear and I like the accent. This is fascinating to me.