{"id":1494,"date":"2011-12-02T03:40:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T03:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rabbishefagold.com\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T21:18:56","slug":"standing-before-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/standing-before-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Before the Mystery: Da Lifnay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Da Lifnay mi atah omayd<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/StandingBeforeMystery.jpg\" alt=\"Standing Before the Mystery Hebrew text\" width=\"266\" height=\"44\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1496\" \/><br \/>\nKnow before whom you stand! (adapted from Talmud, Brachot 28b)<\/p>\n<p>These words are inscribed on many synagogue walls and are meant to remind the congregants of the seriousness of prayer. In the past I\u2019ve dismissed this phrase as being too stern, too much like \u201cBig Brother\u201d watching and judging. Yet now, when I chant this phrase, an entirely new meaning emerges. The verb <em>yada<\/em> to \u201cknow\u201d also means to \u201cbe intimate with\u201d (to know someone in the Biblical sense).<\/p>\n<p>As I chant, I am called into intimacy with The Great Mystery who stands before me. That Mystery is disguised as this world, as my life. As I stand before that Mystery I am called into my power, in order to fully engage. The veil between me and the world-as-God drops away, and I can experience the intimate knowing that I am not a separate observer, but rather an integral part of The Mystery of existence.<\/p>\n<p> To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standing Before the Mystery &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/StandingBeforeMysteryMix.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1494-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/StandingBeforeMysteryMix.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/StandingBeforeMysteryMix.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/StandingBeforeMysteryMix.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To download the PDF file for this chant, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/StandingBeforeMystery.pdf\">Standing Before the Mystery PDF<\/a>. For the musical notation, see <em>The Magic of Hebrew Chant<\/em>, page 247.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><small><em>The Magic of Hebrew Chant<\/em> \u00a92013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Da Lifnay mi atah omayd Know before whom you stand! (adapted from Talmud, Brachot 28b) These words are inscribed on many synagogue walls and are meant to remind the congregants of the seriousness of prayer. In the past I\u2019ve dismissed this phrase as being too stern, too much like \u201cBig Brother\u201d watching and judging. 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