Rosh Hashanah: Structure of the Shemoneh Esrei

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why is the Rosh Hashanah Shemoneh Esrei built the way it is? Every Shemoneh Esrei has the first three and last three brachos, each group counting as one unit, and each insertion in the first brachos matches its bracha's theme. Malchiyos, Zichronos and Shofaros are the themes of this Shemoneh Esrei. A machlokes Tannaim in the Gemara asks whether Malchiyos joins Kedushas HaYom or Kedushas Hashem.

Key points

• The Rishonim allow a request for all Klal Yisrael in the first brachos, not a personal one.
• Uvchein recalls Esther going to the king uncalled and unprepared, as we come before the Melech.
• The psak brought joins Malchiyos to Kedushas HaYom, so that bracha ends with two chasimos.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Preparing the Rosh Hashanah davening
2. 1:28First three and last three brachos
3. 3:12Requests for Klal Yisrael
4. 6:08The Uvchein paragraphs
5. 9:52Malchiyos, Zichronos and Shofaros
6. 11:09Kedushas HaYom on Shabbos and Yom Tov
7. 12:59Where Malchiyos belongs
8. 14:17The psak and the closing bracha

Topics

• Rosh Hashanah
• Shemoneh Esrei
• Malchiyos
• Kedushas HaYom