legd zenil dgpn zltz Daily Afternoon Service
.ei ¨` §[rwÎlÇok §l dedi aFx ¨w God is near to all who call. Psalm 145:18
The timing of each of the daily services has been traditionally ascribed to one of the patriarchs. It says of Abraham that he ‘rose up early in the morning’(Gen 22:3), thus instituting the morning prayer. Similarly Jacob arrived at the place where he dreamt of the ladder going to heaven at sunset (Gen 28:11), and instituted the evening prayer. Of Isaac it says that ‘he went out to meditate in the field before the evening’(Gen 24:63) and this is understood to refer to the afternoon prayer. Historically this service is timed to replace the afternoon sacrifice that would have taken place in the Temple. Since the Sh’ma refers to speaking of God ‘when you lie down and when you rise up’ (Deut 6:7), the recital of the Sh’ma and its blessings is restricted to the morning and evening services. The afternoon service is largely limited to the recital of psalms and the weekday version of the Amidah . This service is sometimes delayed so that it can be combined with the evening service.
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