Ashrei - אַשְׁרֵי
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ShareOne of Nava Tehila original melody for Prayers - Shabbat and Weekdays
Text
Ashrei is part of Shacharit and Mincha
Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below to open the full text in the Siddur
Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below to open the full text in the Siddur
אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁ֒בֵי בֵיתֶֽךָ עוֹד יְהַלְלֽוּךָ סֶּֽלָה:
פּוֹתֵֽחַ אֶת־יָדֶֽךָ וּמַשְׂבִּֽיעַ לְכָל־חַי רָצוֹן:
Fortunate are those who dwell in Your house; may they continue to praise You, Selah. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living being.
Ashrei yoshvei veitecha od yehalelucha selah. Pote'ach et yadecha umasbi'a lechol chai ratson.
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More than the melodies! At Nava Tehila, we've developed chant-based prayer services that are inclusive, ecstatic, and transformative. Ready to bring this musical prayer method to your community? Check out our tutorials.
Kavvanot
In the Nava Tehila method, kavvanot — intentions for inner engagement with the words of prayer — are developed through close attention to the language of the psalms: Pshat, Midrash, and Kabbalistic and Hasidic illumination. Click the source title below to open these biblical verses in Sefaria, where rich commentary is directly linked to the text.
(ה) אַ֭שְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵיתֶ֑ךָ ע֝֗וֹד יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃
Happy are those who dwell in Your house; they forever praise You. Selah.
(טז) פּוֹתֵ֥חַ אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַשְׂבִּ֖יעַ לְכׇל־חַ֣י רָצֽוֹן׃
You give it openhandedly,feeding every creature to its heart’s content.
Story
We wrote this melody for the Ohalah Jewish Renewal Rabbis' Conference in 2020, where we were keynote presenters and sang it with an amazing group of international Levites. At the time, we only had Part A of the melody.
