Schedule for the Reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to the Vilna Gaon

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=58008

Date: 2024-09-26

Last Updated: 2024-09-26

Categories: Tehilim (Psalms), Reading Schedules

Tags: geonic period, Masekhet Soferim, Minhag Vilna Gaon, Nusaḥ Ashkenaz, לוח lu'aḥ, תהלים Psalms

Excerpt: The schedule for holiday psalm readings according to the Vilna Gaon, as recorded in the Siddur Al Pi Nusaḥ haGra published by Mossad haRav Kook. The Vilna Gaon was very stringent in reciting only one psalm per day, and as a result his practice is very complex, with different psalms being said on the same holiday depending on the day of the week. . . .

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The schedule for holiday psalm readings according to the Vilna Gaon, as recorded in the Siddur Al Pi Nusaḥ haGra published by Mossad haRav Kook. The Vilna Gaon was very stringent in reciting only one psalm per day, and as a result his practice is very complex, with different psalms being said on the same holiday depending on the day of the week.

Schedule for the Reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to the Vilna Gaon (Isaac Gantwerk Mayer 2024)

Schedule for the Reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to the Vilna Gaon (Isaac Gantwerk Mayer 2024)

Contributor: Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Co-authors:

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  Name: Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman
  Bio: Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman (Hebrew: ר' אליהו בן שלמה זלמן‎) known as the Vilna Gaon or by his Hebrew acronym HaGra ("HaGaon Rabbenu Eliyahu": "The sage, our teacher, Elijah") (Sialiec, April 23, 1720 – Vilnius October 9, 1797), was a Talmudist, halakhist, kabbalist, and the foremost leader of misnagdic (non-hasidic) Jewry of the past few centuries. He is commonly referred to in Hebrew as ha-Gaon he-Chasid mi-Vilna, "the pious genius from Vilnius".
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilna_Gaon
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/eliyahu-ben-shlomo-zalman
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  Name: Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
  Bio: From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also translates and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic texts, adding niqqud and t'amim as needed.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.
  Website: https://igmjewishcreativeworks.com
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/isaac-gantwerk-mayer

Featured Image:

Title: Vilna-Gaon
Caption: A portrait of the Vilna Gaon (1720-1797) posthumously drawn by the artist, Ber Zalkind (1878-1944).