This document provides an analysis of the 10th blessing in the Amidah prayer, known as Kibbutz Galuyot. It explores various interpretations from different commentators on the meaning and symbolism within the blessing, such as the shofar representing the coming of the Messiah, the difference between gathering exiles and uniting the Jewish people, and understanding the term "corners of the earth." The overall analysis examines the key themes of asking God to reunite the scattered Jewish people and return them to Israel from their exile.

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7. Let’s take a look at the Bracha.

8. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered people, .
Israel.

9. Maybe we should back up…

10. Bracha Overview:
 Thisbrachais the
10thbracha in the
amidah
 This bracha is in the
shevach section
 In this bracha we are
asking Hashem to
unite the Jewish
people.
 This bracha comes
after
and before

11. Okay, so now that we understand the
background of this bracha, lets look
at the words.

12. How does this bracha fit in with
its surrounding brachot?
In a way, this bracha serves as a bridge between two sets of
brachot. It is the connection between the brachot before, about
individual needs,and the brachot after, about communal needs.
This bracha, however, is the perfect bridge between the two. It asks
Hashem for unite the Jewish people, a transition between personal
requests and national ones. KibbutzGaluyot is also the 10thbracha-
balancing to be the perfect center of all the bakashabrachot.
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13. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered .
people, Israel.

14. Shofar- say what?
The bracha speaks about blowing a shofar. But there is
so much that is unclear! Which shofar? Who blows it?
HasiddurHaMefusharexplains that the Mashiach is the
one to blow the shofar. The Mashiach even owns this
shofar. This implies that our bracha is referring to a time
when mashiachcomes.

15. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered people, .
Israel.

16. and
The bracha uses two very similar terms to describe the
Jewish unity. What's the difference between
and ? Kontres explains that the first word
describes freeing the Jews from their servitude of exile.
however, describes the physical gathering
of the Jewish people, and returning to EretzYisrael.

17. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered people, .
Israel.

18. Kontres: AvodatHaTefilla interprets this as “give a sign.”

19. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered people, .
Israel.

20. Repetitive much?
The bracha says , “and unite us together.” Doesn’t that
seem repetitive? The word “V’kabetzenu” implies that we will be
“yachad!” Why do we need both? Here is our answer:
“V’kabetzenu” is the physical gathering of the Jewish people. We
will be together in Israel, among each other. “Yachad,” however, is
the spiritual gathering. The Jews will not only be in proximity of one
another, but they will be mentally yachad, together. We will not
argue or fight, but be united and as one. This bracha is not only
asking Hashem to gather us, but to unite us so we don’t argue or
fight.

21. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered .
people, Israel.

22. What are and how come
nobody told me the world had
corners?
The Weekday Siddur asks: How can the bracha say Kanaph? Is
this implying that the world is flat or square? No, in Yishayahu, it
says that the world is round. So what does Kanaph mean and why
did the siddur use this word in particular? There are so many other
words for corner, like Pinah! Kanaphprobably doesn’t mean corner.
Yisachar Jacobson explains that Kanaph means that the object is
streching out. Hashem is trying trying to say that the Jews will
come from everywhere, almolst like the kubbutzgaluyot will strech
all over the world.

23. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered people, .
Israel.

24. Closing of the bracha
At the end of the bracha, we recognize Hashem as the
gatherer of his scattered nation. We describe ourselves as
“Hashem’s scattered people.” It is important that we
remember however comfortable we may be in Scarsdale,
Riverdale, or Teaneck, we are still in galut. We aren’t where
we are supposed to be. We are away from home, in a dark
time. We are waiting for The Mashiach to come and rescue
us from our exile.

25. Sound the great shofar
for our freedom,
And raise a banner to ,
gather our exiles,
And unite us together ,
from the four corners
of the earth.
.
Blessed are you
LORD, who gathers ,
His scattered people, .
Israel.

26. ElieMunk, and other mefarshim, tell us that
NidcheiYisrael is referring to the ten lost tribes of Israel.

27. THE END!