Why is Ashrei such a beloved part of the service? Partially it is because of its alphabetical structure, making it perfect for communal reading. This translation attempts to preserve this in an English equivalence. . . .

Categories: Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150), Psukei D'zimrah/Zemirot, Daily Hallel, Ashrei

Tags: Acrostic translation, Alphabetic Acrostic, אשרי Ashrei, Daily Hallel, Poteaḥ et Yodekha, Psalms 145

Contributor(s): the Masoretic Text, David ben Yishai (traditional attribution) and Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

אַשְׁרֵי | Ashrei (Psalms 145), arranged by Aharon N. Varady

Ashrei, complete with introductory verses and a lost verse to complete the acrostic from the Chronicle of Gad the Seer. . . .

Categories: Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150), Psukei D'zimrah/Zemirot, Daily Hallel, Ashrei

Tags: acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, אשרי Ashrei, Psalms 145, תהלה tehillah

Contributor(s): the Masoretic Text, David ben Yishai (traditional attribution) and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

תהלים קמ״ה | Psalms 145 by David, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Psalms 145 in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

Categories: Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150), Psukei D'zimrah/Zemirot, Daily Hallel, Ashrei

Tags: acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, אשרי Ashrei, Daily Hallel, Poteaḥ et Yodekha, Psalms 145

Contributor(s): the Masoretic Text, David ben Yishai (traditional attribution) and Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

אַשְׁרֵי | Ashrei, a paraliturgical reflection by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

A paraliturgical reflection of Ashrei for a shame resilience practice. . . .

Categories: Psukei D'zimrah/Zemirot, Daily Hallel, Ashrei

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic translation, affirmations, Alphabetic Acrostic, אשרי Ashrei, English vernacular prayer, תהלים Psalms, Psalms 145, shame resilience

Contributor(s): Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17