Under certain circumstances, a chazzan may recite the "half" variety following a Torah reading, and its "rabbinical" version is recited by those studying the midrash or aggada.
The first mention of this prayer being employed in its best-known context comes from the 13th century text entitled Or Zarua, and its earliest version is sometimes called the "half" version. Under certain circumstances, a chazzan may recite the "half" variety following a Torah reading, and its "rabbinical" version is recited by those studying the midrash or aggada. Its "Great" version contains a prayer for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple, and the full version adds two sentences which begin, respectively, "Yohei shlomo rabba" and "Oseh shalom." This prayer, whose purpose is sometimes confused with the prayer "El Molai Rachamim." opens with the line "yit'gadal v'yit'kadash sh'mei raba," and a variant of it is recited by mourners after the death of a loved one. For ten points, identify this Jewish prayer extolling the coming kingdom of God.
The first mention of this prayer being employed in its best-known context comes from the 13th century text entitled Or Zarua, and its earliest version is sometimes called the "half" version.
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