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Pesukei dezimra ( Jewish Babylonian Aramaic : פְּסוּקֵי דְזִמְרָא , romanized: pǝsuqē ḏǝzimrā , lit. ' Verses of praise ' ; Rabbinic Hebrew : פַּסוּקֵי הַזְּמִירוֹת pasuqẽ hazzǝmiroṯ "Verses of songs"), or zemirot as they are called by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews , are a group of prayers that may be recited during Shacharit (the morning set of prayers in Judaism ). They consist of various blessings , psalms , and sequences of other Biblical verses. Historically, reciting pesuqe dezimra in morning prayer was only practiced by the especially pious. Throughout Jewish history, their recitation has become widespread among the various rites of Jewish prayer . The goal of pesukei dezimra is for the individual to recite praises of God before making the requests featured later in Shacharit and the day.
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The Pesukei Dezimra ( Aramaic : פסוקי דזמרא, "hymnal verses") are a group of prayers that are recited daily during Jewish morning services . The prayers consist of various blessings , psalms , and sequences of verses. The purpose of Pesukei Dezimra is so an individual will recite praises of God prior to making requests of God which take place later during Shacharit and throughout the day .
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Pesukei dezimra ( Aramaic : פְסוּקֵי דְּזִמְרָא, P'suqế dh'zimra "hymnal verses") or zemirot , as they are called in the Spanish and Portuguese tradition, are a group of prayers that are recited daily during Jewish morning services . The prayers consist of various blessings , psalms , and sequences of verses. The purpose of pesukei dezimra is so an individual will recite praises of God prior to making requests of God which take place later during Shacharit and throughout the day.
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Pesukei dezimra ( , P'suqế dh'zimra "Verses of singing") or zemirot , as they are called in the Spanish and Portuguese tradition, are a group of praises that may be recited daily during Jewish morning services . They consist of various blessings , psalms , and sequences of verses. Historically, Pesukei dezimra was a practice of only the especially pious.However, it has since become a widespread custom among even the laymen in all of the various rites of Jewish prayer. The purpose of Pesukei dezimra is so an individual will recite praises of God prior to making requests of God in prayer which take place later during Shacharit and throughout the day. Peninei Halacha: Laws of Prayer .
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Hispanic Jewish liturgical tradition Pesukei dezimra ( "Verses of praise"; Rabbinic Hebrew : פַּסוּקֵי הַזְּמִירוֹת pasûqê hazzǝmîrôṯ "Verses of songs), or zemirot as they are called in the Spanish and Portuguese tradition , are a group of prayers that may be recited during Shacharit (the morning set of prayers in Judaism ).They consist of various blessings , psalms , and sequences of other Biblical verses.Historically, reciting pesukei dezimra in morning prayer was a practice of only the especially pious.Over the course of Jewish history, their recitation has become widespread custom among all of the various rites of Jewish prayer .The goal of pesukei dezimra is for the individual to recite praises of God before making the requests featured later in Shacharit and the day.
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group of prayers that are recited daily during jewish morning services
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for the individual to recite praises of god before making the requests featured later in shacharit and the day
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