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Mincha for Shabbat

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The Karbanot Offerings and The Ketoret Incense readings below are to be said prior to the minyan's recitation of Ashrei “אַשְׁרֵי” ★ קרבנות – Offerings ★ Numbers 28:1-8

וַיְדַבֵּר יְיָ אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: צַו אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, אֶת קָרְבָּנִי לַחְמִי לְאִשַּׁי, רֵיחַ נִיחֹחִי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ: וְאָמַרְתָּ לָהֶם, זֶה הָאִשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר תַּקְרִיבוּ לַײָ, כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי שָׁנָה תְמִימִם, שְׁנַיִם לַיּוֹם, עוֹלָה תָמִיד: אֶת הַכֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּקֶר, וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם: וַעֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה סֹלֶת לְמִנְחָה, בְּלוּלָה בְּשֶׁמֶן כָּתִית רְבִיעִת הַהִין: עֹלַת תָּמִיד, הָעֲשֻׂיָה בְּהַר סִינַי לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה לַײָ: וְנִסְכּוֹ רְבִיעִת הַהִין לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד, בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַײָ: וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם, כְּמִנְחַת הַבֹּקֶר וּכְנִסְכּוֹ תַּעֲשֶׂה, אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַײָ:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Command the children of Israel and say to them: My offering, My food-offering consumed by fire, a pleasing odor to Me, you shall be careful to offer Me at its appointed time. And you shall say to them: This is the fire-offering which you shall offer to the Lord—two yearling male lambs without blemish, every day, as a daily burnt-offering. You shall offer one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb toward evening; and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of oil of crushed olives as a meal-offering. This is a daily burnt-offering, as it was made at Mount Sinai, for a pleasing odor, a fire-offering to the Lord. And its wine-offering shall be a fourth of a hin for the one lamb; in the Sanctuary you shall pour out a wine-offering of strong wine to the Lord. And you shall offer the other lamb toward evening, with the same meal-offering and the same wine-offering as in the morning, to be a fire-offering of pleasing odor to the Lord.

וְשָׁחַֽט אֹתֽוֹ עַל יֶֽרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ צָפֹֽנָה לִפְנֵֽי יְיָ,

He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord;

וְזָרְקֽוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹֽן הַכֹּהֲנִֽים אֶת־דָּמֽוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ סָבִֽיב:

and Aaron's sons, the Kohanim, shall sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

★ קטרת – Incense ★

אַתָּה הוּא יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁהִקְטִירוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת קְטוֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים בִּזְמַן שֶׁבֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קַיָּם, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ אוֹתָם עַל יַד מֹשֶׁה נְבִיאָךְ, כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתָךְ:

You are the Lord our God and God of our fathers before whom our ancestors burned the offering of incense when the Bet Hamikdash stood, as You have commanded them through Moses Your prophet, as it is written in Your Torah:

וַיֹּאמֶר יְיָ אֶל מֹשֶׁה, קַח לְךָ סַמִּים, נָטָף, וּשְׁחֵלֶת, וְחֶלְבְּנָה, סַמִּים, וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה, בַּד בְּבַד יְיָ: וְעָשִׂיתָ אֹתָהּ קְטֹרֶת, רֹקַח מַעֲשֵׂה רוֹקֵחַ, מְמֻלָּח טָהוֹר קֹדֶשׁ: וְשָׁחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנָּה הָדֵק, וְנָתַתָּה מִמֶּנָּה לִפְנֵי הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לְךָ שָׁמָּה, קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם: וְנֶאֶמַר, וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר, בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶנָּה:וּבְהַעֲלֹת אַהֲרֹן אֶת הַנֵּרֹת בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם יַקְטִירֶנָּה, קְטֹרֶת תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי יְיָ, לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם:

The Lord said to Moses: Take fragrant spices, stacte, onycha, and galbanum, fragrant spices, and pure frankincense; there shall be an equal weight of each. And you shall make it into incense, a compound expertly blended, well-mingled, pure and holy. You shall grind some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Ark in the Tabernacle, where I will meet with you; most holy shall it be to you. And it is written: Aaron shall burn upon the altar the incense of fragrant spices; every morning when he cleans the lamps [of the menorah], he shall burn it. And toward evening, when Aaron lights the menorah, he shall burn it; this is a continual incense-offering before the Lord throughout your generations.

Talmud, Keritot 6a/b, Yerushalmi Yoma 4:5

תָּנוּ רַבָּנָן, פִּטּוּם הַקְּטֹרֶת כֵּיצַד: שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁמוֹנָה מָנִים הָיוּ בָהּ. שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁה כְּמִנְיַן יְמוֹת הַחַמָּה, מָנֶה לְכָל יוֹם פְּרַס בְּשַׁחֲרִית וּפְרַס בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם, וּשְׁלשָׁה מָנִים יְתֵרִים, שֶׁמֵּהֶם מַכְנִיס כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל מְלֹא חָפְנָיו בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, וּמַחֲזִירָן לְמַכְתֶּשֶׁת בְּעֶרֶב יוֹם הַכִּפֻּרִים. וְשׁוֹחֲקָן יָפָה יָפָה כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא דַקָּה מִן הַדַּקָּה. וְאַחַד עָשָׂר סַמְּמָנִים הָיוּ בָהּ. וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: (א) הַצֳּרִי (ב) וְהַצִּפֹּרֶן (ג) הַחֶלְבְּנָה (ד) וְהַלְּבוֹנָה מִשְׁקַל שִׁבְעִים שִׁבְעִים מָנֶה, (ה) מוֹר (ו) וּקְצִיעָה (ז) שִׁבֹּלֶת נֵרְדְּ (ח) וְכַרְכֹּם מִשְׁקַל שִׁשָּׁה עָשָֹר שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר מָנֶה, (ט) הַקּשְׁטְ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, (י) קִלּוּפָה שְׁלשָׁה, (יא) וְקִנָּמוֹן תִּשְׁעָה. בֹּרִית כַּרְשִׁינָה תִּשְׁעָה קַבִּין, יֵין קַפְרִיסִין סְאִין תְּלָתָא וְקַבִּין תְּלָתָא, וְאִם אֵין לוֹ יֵין קַפְרִיסִין מֵבִיא חֲמַר חִוַּרְיָן עַתִּיק. מֶלַח סְדוֹמִית רוֹבַע, מַעֲלֶה עָשָׁן, כָּל שֶׁהוּא. רַבִּי נָתָן הַבַּבְלִי אוֹמֵר: אַף כִּפַּת הַיַּרְדֵּן כָּל שֶׁהִיא וְאִם נָתַן בָּהּ דְּבַשׁ פְּסָלָהּ, וְאִם חִסַּר אֶחָד מִכָּל סַמְּמָנֶיהָ חַיָּב מִיתָה:

The Rabbis have taught: How was the incense prepared? It weighed 368 manim: 365 corresponding to the number of days in the solar year, one maneh for each day—half a maneh to be offered in the morning and half toward evening; and the other three manim from which the Kohen Gadol took two handfuls [into the Holy of Holies] on Yom Kippur. These [three manim] were put back into the mortar on the day before Yom Kippur and ground again very thoroughly so as to make the incense extremely fine. The incense contained the following eleven kinds of spices: 1) balm, 2) onycha, 3) galbanum, 4) frankincense—each one weighing seventy maneh; 5) myrrh, 6) cassia, 7) spikenard, 8) saffron —each weighing sixteen maneh; 9) costus, twelve maneh; 10) aromatic bark, three [maneh]; 11) cinnamon, nine [maneh]. [Also used in the preparation of the incense were:] lye of Carshina, nine kabin; Cyprus wine, three se’in and three kabin—if Cyprus wine was not available, strong white wine might be used instead; salt of Sodom, a fourth of a kab; and a minute quantity of a smoke-raising herb. Rabbi Nathan the Babylonian says: A minute quantity of Jordan amber was also added. If, however, honey were added, the incense became unfit; while if one left out any one of the ingredients, he was liable to the penalty of death.

רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: הַצֳּרִי אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא שְׂרָף הַנּוֹטֵף מֵעֲצֵי הַקְּטָף,

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The balm is no other than a resin which exudes from the balsam trees.

בֹּרִית כַּרְשִׁינָה שֶׁשָׁפִין בָּה אֶת־הַצִפֹּרֶן, כִּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא נָאָה.

The lye of Carshina was used for rubbing on the onycha to refine its appearance.

יֵין קַפְרִיסִין שֶׁשׁוֹרִין בּוֹ אֶת־הַצִפֹּרֶן, כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא עַזָּה.

The Cyprus wine was used in which to steep the onycha to make its odor more pungent.

וַהֲלֹא מֵי רַגְלַֽיִם יָפִין לָהּ, אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין מַכְנִיסִין מֵי רַגְלַֽיִם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד:

Though the water of Raglayim might have served that purpose well, it would be disrespectful to bring it into the Bet Hamikdash.

תַּנְיָא רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר: כְּשֶׁהוּא שׁוֹחֵק אוֹמֵר: הָדֵק הֵיטֵב, הֵיטֵב הָדֵק, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַקּוֹל יָפֶה לַבְּשָׂמִים.

It has been taught, Rabbi Nathan says: While the Kohen was grinding the incense, the overseer would say, "Grind it thin, grind it thin," because the [rhythmic] sound is good for the compounding of the spices.

פִּטְּמָהּ לַחֲצָאִין כְּשֵׁרָה, לִשְׁלִישׁ וְלִרְבִֽיעַ, לֹא שָׁמַֽעְנוּ:

If only half the yearly required quantity of incense was prepared, it was fit for use; but we have not heard if it was permissible to prepare only a third or a fourth of it.

אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה זֶה הַכְּלָל, אִם כְּמִדָּתָהּ כְּשֵׁרָה לַחֲצָאִין. וְאִם חִסַּר אֶחָד מִכָּל־סַמְּמָנֶֽיהָ חַיָּב מִיתָה:

Rabbi Yehudah said: The general rule is that if the incense was compounded in its correct proportions, it was fit for use even if only half the annually required quantity was prepared; if, however, one left out any one of its ingredients, he was liable to the penalty of death.

תַּנְיָא בַּר קַפָּרָא אוֹמֵר: אַחַת לְשִׁשִּׁים אוֹ לְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה הָיְתָה בָאָה שֶׁל שִׁירַיִם לַחֲצָאִין. וְעוֹד תָּנֵי בַּר קַפָּרָא, אִלּוּ הָיָה נוֹתֵן בָּהּ קוֹרְטוֹב שֶׁל דְּבַשׁ, אֵין אָדָם יָכוֹל לַעֲמוֹד מִפְּנֵי רֵיחָהּ, וְלָמָה אֵין מְעָרְבִין בָּהּ דְּבַשׁ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַתּוֹרָה אָמְרָה, כִּי כָל שְֹֹאר וְכָל דְּבַשׁ לֹא תַקְטִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִשֶּׁה לַײָ:

It has been taught, Bar Kappara says: Once in sixty or seventy years, half of the required yearly quantity of incense came from the accumulated surpluses [from the three maneh from which the High Priest took two handfuls on Yom Kippur]. Bar Kappara also taught: Had a minute quantity of honey been mixed into the incense, no one could have resisted the scent. Why then was no honey mixed with it? Because the Torah said: You shall present no leaven nor honey as an offering by fire to the Lord.

- Say three times

יְיָ צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ, מִשגָּב לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold forever.

- Say three times

יְיָ צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּךְ:

Lord of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

- Say three times

יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:

Lord, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

וְעָרְבָה לַײָ מִנְחַת יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָים, כִּימֵי עוֹלָם וּכְשָׁנִים קַדְמוֹנִיּוֹת:

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasing to the Lord, as in the days of old and as in bygone years.

While reciting the following prayer one should focus ones eyes, or visualize in their mind, the Divine Names in the column on the left that are formed as acronyms of the words of the prayer on the right. However one should only visualize the names on the left, but not attempt to pronounce them:

אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ גְּדֻלַּת יְמִינְךָ תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה.

We implore You, by the great power of Your right hand, release the captive. Accept the prayer of Your people; strengthen us, purify us, Awesome One. Mighty One, we beseech You, guard as the apple of the eye those who seek Your Oneness. Bless them, cleanse them; bestow upon them forever Your merciful righteousness. Powerful, Holy One, in Your abounding goodness, guide Your congregation. Only and Exalted One, turn to Your people who are mindful of Your holiness. Accept our supplication and hear our cry, You who knows secret thoughts.

קַבֵּל רִנַּת עַמְּךָ שגְּבֵנוּ טַהֲרֵנוּ נוֹרָא.

Accept the prayer of Your people; strengthen us, purify us, Awesome One.

נָא גִבּוֹר דּוֹרְשֵׁי יִחוּדְךָ כְּבָבַת שָׁמְרֵם.

Mighty One, we beseech You, guard as the apple of the eye those who seek Your Oneness.

בָּרְכֵם טַהֲרֵם רַחֲמֵי צִדְקָתְךָ תָּמִיד גָּמְלֵם.

Bless them, cleanse them; bestow upon them forever Your merciful righteousness.

חֲסִין קָדוֹשׁ בְּרוֹב טוּבְךָ נַהֵל עֲדָתֶךָ.

יָחִיד גֵּאֶה לְעַמְּךָ פְּנֵה זוֹכְרֵי קְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ.

Only and Exalted One, turn to Your people who are mindful of Your holiness.

שַׁוְעָתֵנוּ קַבֵּל וּשְׁמַע צַעֲקָתֵנוּ יוֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלוּמוֹת.

Accept our supplication and hear our cry, You who knows secret thoughts. Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.

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