Aleinu (Hebrew: עָלֵינוּ ‎, lit. "upon us", meaning "[it is] our duty") or Aleinu leshabei'ach (Hebrew: עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ ‎"[it is] our duty to praise "), meaning "it is upon us" or "it is our obligation or duty [to praise God]", is a Jewish prayer found in the siddur, the classical Jewish prayerbook.

The prayer Aleinu (“It is our duty to praise”) is the closing prayer of the morning, afternoon and evening service. It consists of two prayers, Aleinu and V’al Kein . Some believe Aleinu was written by Tanna Rav in 3rd century Babylonia for Rosh Hashanah services.

אֶֽפֶס - Originally, this biblical word meant something like "end, limit; nothing", but is also used, like אין, to negate. זוּלָתוֹ - The word זולת (zulat) is a preposition = apart from, besides, except for. וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ - Root: ש–ו–ב; binyan: הפעיל.

Aleinu is a relatively short prayer that marks the end of all three daily prayer services. Its two paragraphs express both particularistic and universalistic themes: The first paragraph speaks of a specifically Jewish obligation to praise God (“It is our duty to praise the Master of all…”).

The popular prayer of ‘Aleinu’ – the final prayer – conveys the fundamental values of Judaism. Firstly, praise for being a unique people with a unique mission, the unique unity of G-d, and the hope for the time when G-d’s presence will be fully realized i ...

The Aleinu, in its essence, is a prayer about our hope for the world to be united and at peace, for evil to be driven from the world, and for all of humanity to be united in a common vision of God. This is why the Aleinu was so popular in medieval times and it is why it eventually was included at the end of every service.

Aleinu is a prayer recited at the end of services, as we are about to depart from sacred community. It is like a pep-rally to get us motivated and ready to go back out into the world to serve. The prayer is composed of two stanzas, which are well illustrated by …

It is the battle cry of a movement, a movement to "establish the world as the kingdom of God." The first paragraph, Aleinu, states who we are; the second commits us to what we stand for and to what we are dedicated.

Jul 29, 2018 · Aleinu got its start in Jewish liturgy as the opening of the malkhuyot section of the Rosh Hashanah musaf liturgy, in which Jews declare God to be their Sovereign. This entire section of liturgy is attributed to Rav, including Aleinu.”

Aleinu consists of two paragraphs, traditionally associated with Joshua. Aleinu emphasizes the unique role and distinction of the Jewish people in their relationship with God, contrasting their worship of the Supreme King of Kings with the idolatry of other nations.