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ma'tata de-Rab " (Teacliings of the Master), containing elucidative discussions of halakic questions that had been propounded but left unsolved by Samuel Edels (K"tnriD). It consisted of four parts, of which but one part was published, and this under the title "Shetara Berurin," Wilna, 1819. Bibliography I,.



Blessed be He who liyeth forever and endureth for eternity blessed be He who redeemeth and delivereth (Blessed be He who removeth darkness and bringeth light; blessed be He before whom there is no injustice nor forgetfulness, no regard of countenance nor taking of bribes. Blessed be He who gave to His people Israel the inheritance of [On Sabbath.] Sabbath rest Blessed be He who gave festivals of gladness to His people of !

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BARUK SHE-AMAR,

lOKS? 1113 ("Blessed The initial words of the

be He who spoke ") introductory benediction recited before the reading of the Psalms ("Zemirot") or selections of the Psalms (" Pesuke de-Zimrah") in the daily morning service; the corresponding closing benediction being ' Yishtabbah, " the whole to precede the "Shema'," with its introductory benedictions. The "Baruk She-Amar " consists of two parts: a solemn invocation, probably originally recited with responses and intoned as a recitative, and the main benediction preceding the Psalm-reading. It is composed in the style of the ancient Hasidean haggadists, and reminiscences of it occur in the Midrash (Tanna debe Eliyahu, Zutta, iv. Sifre, Deut. 49; Mek., Yitro, 8; Ber. 57* Shut). 139(5 Ta'an. ii. 1 Gen. R. vii.). It was in common use in the oldest gaonic period (see Kohut, '"Aruk," s.p. pan, and Alfasi on Ber. 32a;









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Bibliography



Landshuth, in Edelmann's Hegyon Leb



Baer,

'Aboclat Yisrael (prayer-book), 1868, p. 58 Zunz, G. V., 2d ed., Kohler, The Psalms in the Liturgy, in Publications of the Gratz College, 1897, p. 196.

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"Seder Rab Amram," ed. 1865, p. 2), and, to judge from Mahzor Vitry (ed. 1889, p. 5), known already in Talmudic times. It was invested with mystic awe and significance (see Ture Zahab Shulhan 'Aruk, Orah Hayyim, 51, 1); the number of "Baruk " (benedictions), which is fifteen, and of all the words, which is eighty-seven (= f"S), having received a peculiar meaning at the hand of the cabalists (see Isaac Aboab, "Menorat ha-Maor," xciii.). Still the additions, made in the Sephardic liturgy on Sabbath and the festival days, and other alterations, caused slight divergences (compare also the version given in Mahzor Vitry, ed. 1889, p. 61), whereas the German liturgy appears to have adhered more closely to the original form. The position of "Baruk SheAmar " varies also in the Sephardic liturgy. While the German has it at the beginning of the Psalms, the former has it placed probably on account of late comers after the recitation of a number of psalms. Rapoport, in "Bikkureha-Tttim," x. 117, has made it probable that originally each of the invocations recited by the reader was followed by the response, " Blessed be He and blessed be His name " but Baer, in his prayer-book notes, contradicts this. The following is a translation of the "Baruk She-Amar," with additions in parentheses, according to the Mahzor Vitry, the Seder Rab Amram, and the Abudarham, the latter two corresponding with the Sephardic liturgy

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He who spoke and the world sprang Into existence blessed be He (and blessed be His name). Blessed be the Maker of Creation (blessed be He and blessed be His name). Blessed be He who speaketh and doeth blessed be He who decreeth and performeth Blessed be He who hath mercy upon the earth blessed be He who hath mercy upon His creatures Blessed be He who payeth a good reward to those that fear Him (blessed be He and blessed be His name) Blessed be



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of Atonement.]). Lord our God, King of the world, O God and Blessed art thou, merciful Father praised by the mouth of Thy people, lauded and glorified by the tongue of Thy pious ones [Hasidim], and Lord our God, with Thy worshipers As we praise Thee, the songs of David Thy servant, with praises and psalms we will glorify Thee, and make mention of Thy magnify, laud, and name, and proclaim Thee our King, O our God, the Only One, the One who liveth throughout all eternity O King, praised and glorified be Thy great name for ever and ever. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the King who is extolled with praises.

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See Samson b. Eliezee.

BARUN IBN

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See Ibn Baruk.

BARZHANSKY, ADOLPH SOLOMONOWICH Russian composer and pianist born at



Odessa 1851 died there 1900. His father, a member of a prosperous firm well known both in Russia and abroad, gave him a commercial training; but the young Adolph, who from childhood was drawn to music, soon abandoned business pursuits and went to Vienna, Paris, and Leipsic, where he attended the musical high schools, surprising his masters by his remarkable talent. Among Barzhansk3''s numerous compositions may be mentioned (1) " On the Sea " (2) " Recollections"; (3) "Cradle-Song"; (4) " Gltickliches Heim" and (6) " Andacht." They were all (5) " Scherzo " published by Breitkopf & Hartel of Leipsic. Bibliography Der Klavierlehrer, 1896-97 Neue Zeitschrift fttrMusik, 1896-97; Neue Muxikalische Presse, 1896-97. H. I!. N. R.











BARZI1AI. See Jtjdah ben Bakzilai. BARZILAI, GIUSEPPE Italian lawyer

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Biblical commentator; born at Gradisca, near Triest, Austria, in 1828; studied at Casalmaggiore, prov-

ince of Cremona. After having completed his law studies at the University of Padua, Barzilai established himself as attorney at law at Triest, where he distinguished himself by successfully carrying through several criminal lawsuits. An excellent Hebraist

and

lowing works:

archeologist, he published the fol-

"I Treni di Geremia" (transl. of Lamentations, with notes), Triest, 1867; (2) "IlCanticodi Salomone," a metrical translation of The Song of Songs, with notes (3) " Beemoth " (Mammut), a contribution to Biblical paleontology; (4) "II Leviatan"; (5) "UnErrorediTrentaSecoli," Triest, 1868; (6) "Gli Abraxas" (an archeological study); (7) " Nuove Ipotesi Intorno a due CelebriVersi delta " Ideografia Divina Commedia " Semitica e (8) Trasformazione della Radice Ebraica Nelle Lingue (1)





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