Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... These points are beautifully brought out in the following prayer said before TerU'dh: -- Thou hast (aforetime) heard my voice, O hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry (Lam. 3"). May it please Thee, O Lord my God, the God of judgment, that now it be an acceptable time before Thee, and that Thou in the multitude of Thy mercies and loving-kindness wilt vouchsafe to rend all the veils which make a separation this day between Thee and Thy people Israel; and to send away all who slander and reproach us. Shut the mouth of Satan that he accuse us not, for on Thee our eyes are hanging. I will exalt Thee my God, the King, the God of judgment. Hear the voice of the prayers and Ter&'oth of Israel Thy people, this day in mercy. Amen. The proper and special place for the horn-blowing is after the 4th, 5th and 6th Benedictions of the Shemoneh 'Esreh or Tefilldh for the Additional (or Musaf) service of the New Year. This service has a special form for the New Year. It will be remembered that the " Additional" is now run on to the ordinary morning service, following soon after the Prophetic Lesson of morning prayer for Sabbaths and festivals. But it was felt to be necessary to find a place in the service for a prayer of thanksgiving for the performance of this special duty--the givings of thanks for special ceremonies and pious acts (like the "laying of the Tefillin," e.g.) being a common feature in the Jewish prayers. Such a prayer, however, could not be introduced in the solemn Tefillah, without interrupting it. Hence the blowing of the Shdfar has been introduced into an earlier part of the service, viz., soon after the reading of the Prophetic lesson. After a Psalm (such as the 47th) has been sung, or appropriate verses read, the man chosen to...
