{"id":301,"date":"2023-04-29T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/2023-4-1\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T22:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T22:33:00","slug":"2023-4-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/2023-4-1\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does “Amen” Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The word amen is a liturgical response to hearing someone else recite a blessing or certain prayers. The Hebrew root of amen, aleph-mem-nun (\u05e0\u05de\u05d0), is shared with the word emunah, meaning faith or belief. Reciting amen is thus an indication that the speaker affirms the truth of what was said, an indication reflected in its common English translation as \u201cverily\u201d or \u201ctruly\u201d…<\/p>\n

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…As in other faith traditions, saying amen indicates the speaker affirms the truth of what was said.<\/p>\n

The word amen is used in both religious contexts \u2014 as a response to a blessing or prayer \u2014 and sometimes to punctuate everyday declarations. Jews typically pronounce it ah-men rather than ay-men, which is more common in other faith traditions.<\/p>\n

In everyday Jewish practice, amen is most commonly recited in response to hearing someone else recite a blessing. This is the case for blessings recited in the course of the thrice daily prayer services \u2014 for example, during the public repetition of the Amidah prayer, the congregation recites amen after each of its constituent blessings. It\u2019s also the case for blessings recited in other contexts, including before and after eating and drinking. According to Jewish law, reciting amen with intention after hearing someone else say a blessing is akin to having actually said the blessing. It is through the power of reciting amen that one person has the ability to recite a blessing on someone else\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

The term itself originates in the Bible \u2014 specifically in Deuteronomy, where the word appears at the conclusion of each of twelve successive verses at the close of the 27th chapter, each declaring someone as cursed for violating a particular commandment. After each one, the text states: \u201cAnd all the people shall say, Amen.\u201d It also appears three times in duplicate (amen amen) in the Psalms, dividing that collection of 150 liturgical poems into distinct groupings or \u201cbooks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Originally published at: https:\/\/www.myjewishlearning.com\/article\/what-does-amen-mean\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

Passover 2023: Our Time of Thanks<\/h3>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

You make it possible for us to move forward in our 27th\u202fyear and for that we praise the Lord!<\/p>\n

Each year we host a Passover Seder in our home. Nancy is the hero of this festival for all her creative work on this This year we gathered on Saturday, April 8th with family and friends.<\/p>\n

Toi, Nancy\u2019s daughter, invited some of her friends. Gabriella is a Jewish believer who is the only one in her family to come to faith at this time. It was her first Messianic Passover Seder and she couldn\u2019t have been more thrilled as we read through the Passover Haggadah.<\/p>\n

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She spoke with me afterward and said it all fell into place for her. She has been attending a congregation in the Austin area which she really likes. But they do not interweave the historic Jewish roots of the faith so she finds herself conflicted. When she saw the symbolism of the Passover pointing to Jesus, especially in the bread and the wine, is was like \u2013 as Nancy says \u2013 the coin dropped. Please pray for her as she grows, especially that her family, which has not cut her off like mine did, would hear the Gospel and come to faith, too.<\/p>\n

Donna also came to the seder. She was eager to tell us that her family\u2019s Jewish roots, but that she did not realize that meant she was Jewish, too. I gave her a copy of my latest book, Jewish By Discovery, which helps explain that 100% of God\u2019s covenant is transmitted 100% each time. She was thrilled to realize her heritage and blessed to see how the Passover brings clear focus to Jesus.<\/p>\n

Please continue praying for our son, 43-year-old son, Micha, in hospice care battling Huntington\u2019s Disease.<\/p>\n

\"Micha<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you for caring and sharing.<\/p>\n

\"Nancy<\/a><\/p>\n

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The word amen is a liturgical response to hearing someone else recite a blessing or certain prayers. The Hebrew root of amen, aleph-mem-nun (\u05e0\u05de\u05d0), is shared with the word emunah, meaning faith or belief. Reciting amen is thus an indication that the speaker affirms the truth of what was said, an indication reflected in its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steve-cohen-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}