How fortunate are we, how good is our portion; how fortunate are we and how happy is our lot

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How fortunate are we, how good is our portion; how fortunate are we and how happy is our lot

How fortunate are we, how good is our portion; how fortunate are we and how happy is our lot

An expression of joy, gratitude, and pride for our good state, our inheritance, or our fate, often in a spiritual or religious context. The phrase emphasizes profound and lofty satisfaction with life and with the privilege of being part of the people of Israel and serving God.

(How fortunate are we, how good is our portion, how pleasant is our fate, how beautiful is our inheritance. That we rise early and recite every evening and morning: "Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One" – Seder Rav Amram Gaon (Herfens), Birkot HaShachar / Morning Prayer. And likewise: "Here I am, a free man in the world of the Holy One, blessed be He – happy am I, how good is my portion and how pleasant is my lot" – Shalom Aleichem / If I Were a Rothschild, Knaz. And also: "Happy are they and happy is their lot – called Rabbi Shlomo – for they cleave to the ways of Aaron the Priest, who loved peace and pursued peace" – Y. Burla / Longings, 18)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַשְׁרֵינוּ מַה טּוֹב חֶלְקֵנוּ, אַשְׁרֵינוּ וְאַשְׁרֵי חֶלְקֵנוּ

Definition (Hebrew)

הַבָּעַת שִׂמְחָה, הַכָּרַת תּוֹדָה וְגַאֲוָה עַל מַצָּבֵנוּ הַטּוֹב, יְרֻשָּׁתֵנוּ אוֹ גּוֹרָלֵנוּ, לָרֹב בְּהֶקְשֵׁר רוּחָנִי אוֹ דָּתִי. הַבִּטּוּי מַדְגִּישׁ שְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹן עֲמֻקָּה וְנִשְׂגֶּבֶת מֵהַחַיִּים וּמֵהַזְּכוּת לְהִשְׁתַּיֵּךְ לְעַם יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַעֲבֹד אֶת ה'.

(אַשְׁרֵינוּ מָה טוֹב חֶלְקֵנוּ מָה נָעִים גּוֹרָלֵנוּ מָה יָפֶה מְאוֹד יְרֻשָּׁתֵנוּ. שֶׁאָנוּ מַשְׁכִּימִין וּמַעֲרִיבִין עֶרֶב וּבֹקֶר בְּכָל יוֹם תָּמִיד וְאוֹמְרִים: שָׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה' אֶחָד" - סֵדֶר רַב עַמְרָם גָּאוֹן (הרפנס) בְּרָכוֹת הַשַּׁחַר/ תְּפִלַּת שַׁחֲרִית, וְכֵן: "וַהֲרֵי אֲנִי בֶּן חוֹרִין בְּעוֹלָמוֹ שֶׁל הקב"ה- אַשְׁרֵי, מָה טוֹב חֶלְקִי וּמָה נָעִים גּוֹרָלִי" - שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ אִלּוּ הָיִיתִי רוֹטְשִׁילְד, קְנַז, וְכֵן: "אַשְׁרֵיהֶם וְאַשְׁרֵי חֶלְקָם- קָרָא ר' שְׁלֹמֹה- הֲרֵי הֵם דְּבֵקִים בִּדְרָכָיו שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן שֶׁאוֹהֲבִים שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדְפִים שָׁלוֹם"- י.בּוּרְלָא/ כִּסּוּפִים, 18)

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