Please read the article by Lawrence A. Hoffman about the Amidah and respond to the following question:
Why did Raban Gamliel II of Yavne set and organize the Amidah? What purpose did it serve and why was it necessary at this time?
Rabban Gamaliel II of set and organized the Amidah in order to standardize rabbinic practice. In the time after the Great Revolt, when the center of Jewish learning was being established in Yavneh, the Rabbis were a largely unorganized group. There was no official organization and no mandated way of conducting prayer and observing mitzvot. Gamaliel used his power as a descendant of Hillel to rule that a standard 18 blessings should be said daily, and this became the outline for the Amidah, and was later transcribed into the Mishnah. This served as a unifying factor for the Rabbis and ultimately for the Jewish people as prayer became standardized.
Raban Gamliel II organized the Amidah in a bid to unify Jewish prayer and to solidify the Jewish religion as something that existed beyond oral tradition. The idea of spoken prayer, as opposed to physical sacrifices at the temple, was still new at the time, and since its destruction a new order of Judaism was necessary. Through some shady tactics (such as stacking the courts, much like FDR did during his four-term presidency) he managed to form a cohesive standard of new prayer that could survive longer than the Chazal themselves. This was an important action to preserve Jewish practice, because the religion was threatened at the time by Roman occupation, and the written word can survive longer than a single human life.
Raban Gamliel II organized the Amidah because he wanted to standardize Jewish prayer. He did this after the great revolt. The Jews had recently been dispersed and the center of Jewish learning in Yavneh was still very new. This meant that the rabbis weren't very organized yet. Because Raban was a descendent of Hillel he had a lot of say. He said that the 18 blessings should be said everyday, the outline of the Amidah. This was what united the Jews through prayer.
Raban Gamliel II organized the Amidah because he wanted to standardize Jewish prayer. He did this after the great revolt. The Jews had recently been dispersed and the center of Jewish learning in Yavneh was still very new. This meant that the rabbis weren't very organized yet. Because Raban was a descendent of Hillel he had a lot of say. He said that the 18 blessings should be said everyday, the outline of the Amidah. This was what united the Jews through prayer.
Hi Ariella its Celia. I was having trouble with the computers in the Zula sorry!
Raban Gamliel II created a structure to the Amidah to universalize the religion beyond the existing oral tradition. The transition from sacrifice to oral prayer was a necessary change after the Great Revolt and destruction of the second temple. This precedent set by Gamliel created an important structure to the religion and helped to unify the Jewish people even until today.
Raban organized the Amidah in order to have all Jews praying the same prayer in the same way. He wanted to help unify everyone. This was very important because after the destruction of the Temple the Jews needed as much unity as they could get.
The reason the Amidah was created or put together during the time of Raban Gamaliel II was because he wanted to unite the Jews and Rabbis through prayer. Many of the rabbis were separated with followers of their own and he put together the Amidah to standardize rabbinic practice to help unite the separated rabbis. Raban Gamaliel II was also the only person with the power to unite the rabbis because they knew that he was a descendant of Hillel.
Raban Gamaliel ll organized the Amidah because he wanted to standardize Jewish prayer. This happened after the great revolt. There was no official organization and no mandated way of conducting prayer and observing mitzvot. Raban Gamaliel II was also the only person with the power to unite the rabbis because they knew that he was a descendant of Hillel.This was what united the Jews through prayer.
After the previous separation between Jews, there needed a way to keep the Jewish religion centralized. They also no longer had there Beit Hamikdash, which was their previous religious center. Raban Gamaliel II knew that the best way to unify he religion was to create a structure to the prayer, the Amidah. Raban Gamaliel was a trusted, learned rabbi, so there was faith in him to create a good prayer structure.
Because Raban Gamaliel II was a descendant of Hillel, he had power that he used to his advantage. Raban wanted to organize the Amidah to give unification to Jewish prayer. After the Great Revolt, Unification was needed to keep the Rabbis practice organized and Gamaliel came up with the eighteen daily prayers that acted as an outline for the Amidah, because written words last much longer and can be passed down from generation to generation in exact translation. This then allows Jewish prayer to be much more unified and holistic.
Raban Gamaliel II set the Amidah so that the rabbis would be more organized in Yavne. Having the center in Yavne was still somewhat new, so the rabbis were not yet organized. Gamaliel wanted to standardize rabbinic practice, and so he codified the Amidah. It was necessary because the rabbis had no sense of organization, therefore Judaism was not as unified. This served to create that unification.
Raban Gamaliel II unified the Jews in a time where unification was needed by creating the Amidah. He used his descent for a good and just cause that only helped the Jews find eachother and find community through religion and prayer. What he created set an order and more organization for Judiasm that would make religion clearer and easier for Jews to understand now.
Not only did Raban Gamaliel II unify the Jews with the Amidah, he also ensured that his ideas on the way Jews should practice and pray became the new way of life. In a time with many great rabbis, each with their own followings, it was likely that Judaism could have gone in a very different direction after the end of Gamaliel's rule. However, by deciding when and what Jews pray, Gamaliel was able to ensure his views became a part of Jewish life.
Since the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed, Rabbann Gamliel chose to make the Amidah a standard practice as opposed to physical sacrifice because we couldn't use the temple and spoken word prayer works anywhere and on any level because it's more practical. Of course it was a foreign concept back in the day but hey, look at us now. It was set to replace physical sacrifices because we weren't able and that was his take at unifying us as both a people and a religion.
He put in place the Amidah to bring the Jews back together because the destruction of the Temple divided them and now they needed something to instead of sacrifices and something to unite them all together. This was a necessary course of actions because if he did not put this in place, then Judaism would might or even probably not be around anymore.
The Amidah was a way to unite the jewish people after the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash. When everyone was separated after the defeat of the great revolt. The jewish people were dying off either assimilating or giving up on religion. The Beit HaMikdash was the one unifying force with the invention of the Amidah people could finally praise G-d without a religious center.
The Amidah was used to unify our people and have something that stands for Judaism. We needed this because the lack of a Beit Knesset to unify Jews as a central place and also the Beit Knesset symbolized us, as the AMidah does now
The Amidah was used to unify our people and have something that stands for Judaism. We needed this because the lack of a Beit Knesset to unify Jews as a central place and also the Beit Knesset symbolized us, as the AMidah does now
Rabban Gamaliel II of set and organized the Amidah in order to standardize rabbinic practice. In the time after the Great Revolt, when the center of Jewish learning was being established in Yavneh, the Rabbis were a largely unorganized group. There was no official organization and no mandated way of conducting prayer and observing mitzvot. Gamaliel used his power as a descendant of Hillel to rule that a standard 18 blessings should be said daily, and this became the outline for the Amidah, and was later transcribed into the Mishnah. This served as a unifying factor for the Rabbis and ultimately for the Jewish people as prayer became standardized.
ReplyDeleteRaban Gamliel II organized the Amidah in a bid to unify Jewish prayer and to solidify the Jewish religion as something that existed beyond oral tradition. The idea of spoken prayer, as opposed to physical sacrifices at the temple, was still new at the time, and since its destruction a new order of Judaism was necessary. Through some shady tactics (such as stacking the courts, much like FDR did during his four-term presidency) he managed to form a cohesive standard of new prayer that could survive longer than the Chazal themselves. This was an important action to preserve Jewish practice, because the religion was threatened at the time by Roman occupation, and the written word can survive longer than a single human life.
ReplyDeleteRaban Gamliel II organized the Amidah because he wanted to standardize Jewish prayer. He did this after the great revolt. The Jews had recently been dispersed and the center of Jewish learning in Yavneh was still very new. This meant that the rabbis weren't very organized yet. Because Raban was a descendent of Hillel he had a lot of say. He said that the 18 blessings should be said everyday, the outline of the Amidah. This was what united the Jews through prayer.
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Raban Gamliel II organized the Amidah because he wanted to standardize Jewish prayer. He did this after the great revolt. The Jews had recently been dispersed and the center of Jewish learning in Yavneh was still very new. This meant that the rabbis weren't very organized yet. Because Raban was a descendent of Hillel he had a lot of say. He said that the 18 blessings should be said everyday, the outline of the Amidah. This was what united the Jews through prayer.
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Hi Ariella its Celia. I was having trouble with the computers in the Zula sorry!
ReplyDeleteRaban Gamliel II created a structure to the Amidah to universalize the religion beyond the existing oral tradition. The transition from sacrifice to oral prayer was a necessary change after the Great Revolt and destruction of the second temple. This precedent set by Gamliel created an important structure to the religion and helped to unify the Jewish people even until today.
Raban organized the Amidah in order to have all Jews praying the same prayer in the same way. He wanted to help unify everyone. This was very important because after the destruction of the Temple the Jews needed as much unity as they could get.
ReplyDeleteThe reason the Amidah was created or put together during the time of Raban Gamaliel II was because he wanted to unite the Jews and Rabbis through prayer. Many of the rabbis were separated with followers of their own and he put together the Amidah to standardize rabbinic practice to help unite the separated rabbis. Raban Gamaliel II was also the only person with the power to unite the rabbis because they knew that he was a descendant of Hillel.
ReplyDeleteRaban Gamaliel ll organized the Amidah because he wanted to standardize Jewish prayer. This happened after the great revolt. There was no official organization and no mandated way of conducting prayer and observing mitzvot. Raban Gamaliel II was also the only person with the power to unite the rabbis because they knew that he was a descendant of Hillel.This was what united the Jews through prayer.
ReplyDeleteAfter the previous separation between Jews, there needed a way to keep the Jewish religion centralized. They also no longer had there Beit Hamikdash, which was their previous religious center. Raban Gamaliel II knew that the best way to unify he religion was to create a structure to the prayer, the Amidah. Raban Gamaliel was a trusted, learned rabbi, so there was faith in him to create a good prayer structure.
ReplyDeleteBecause Raban Gamaliel II was a descendant of Hillel, he had power that he used to his advantage. Raban wanted to organize the Amidah to give unification to Jewish prayer. After the Great Revolt, Unification was needed to keep the Rabbis practice organized and Gamaliel came up with the eighteen daily prayers that acted as an outline for the Amidah, because written words last much longer and can be passed down from generation to generation in exact translation. This then allows Jewish prayer to be much more unified and holistic.
ReplyDeleteRaban Gamaliel II set the Amidah so that the rabbis would be more organized in Yavne. Having the center in Yavne was still somewhat new, so the rabbis were not yet organized. Gamaliel wanted to standardize rabbinic practice, and so he codified the Amidah. It was necessary because the rabbis had no sense of organization, therefore Judaism was not as unified. This served to create that unification.
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Raban Gamaliel II unified the Jews in a time where unification was needed by creating the Amidah. He used his descent for a good and just cause that only helped the Jews find eachother and find community through religion and prayer. What he created set an order and more organization for Judiasm that would make religion clearer and easier for Jews to understand now.
ReplyDeleteNot only did Raban Gamaliel II unify the Jews with the Amidah, he also ensured that his ideas on the way Jews should practice and pray became the new way of life. In a time with many great rabbis, each with their own followings, it was likely that Judaism could have gone in a very different direction after the end of Gamaliel's rule. However, by deciding when and what Jews pray, Gamaliel was able to ensure his views became a part of Jewish life.
ReplyDeleteSince the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed, Rabbann Gamliel chose to make the Amidah a standard practice as opposed to physical sacrifice because we couldn't use the temple and spoken word prayer works anywhere and on any level because it's more practical. Of course it was a foreign concept back in the day but hey, look at us now. It was set to replace physical sacrifices because we weren't able and that was his take at unifying us as both a people and a religion.
ReplyDeleteHe put in place the Amidah to bring the Jews back together because the destruction of the Temple divided them and now they needed something to instead of sacrifices and something to unite them all together. This was a necessary course of actions because if he did not put this in place, then Judaism would might or even probably not be around anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe Amidah was a way to unite the jewish people after the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash. When everyone was separated after the defeat of the great revolt. The jewish people were dying off either assimilating or giving up on religion. The Beit HaMikdash was the one unifying force with the invention of the Amidah people could finally praise G-d without a religious center.
ReplyDeleteThe Amidah was used to unify our people and have something that stands for Judaism. We needed this because the lack of a Beit Knesset to unify Jews as a central place and also the Beit Knesset symbolized us, as the AMidah does now
ReplyDeleteThe Amidah was used to unify our people and have something that stands for Judaism. We needed this because the lack of a Beit Knesset to unify Jews as a central place and also the Beit Knesset symbolized us, as the AMidah does now
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