Etz Chayim-Returning the Torah - עץ חיים
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ShareOne of Nava Tehila original melody for Prayers - Shabbat and Weekdays. For bilingual display of verses click A/א above
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Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below for the full text in the Siddur
עֵץ חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ. וְתמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר: דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נעַם וְכָל נְתִיבתֶיהָ שָׁלום:
She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and whoever holds on to her is happy. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths, peaceful.
Etz chayim hee la-machazikim ba. Ve-tomcheiha me'ushar. Deracheiha darchei no'am vechol netivoteiha shalom.
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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.
(יז) דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹ֑עַם וְֽכׇל־נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ (יח) עֵץ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ {פ}
(17) Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths, peaceful.(18) She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and whoever holds on to her is happy.
