Elokai Neshama Class One. Wednesday 19 MarCheshvan 2014/ Oct. 23, 2013. This is the First class on Elokai Neshama. Here we introduce the prayer, thanking Hashem for the (Godly) Soul, and not just life (like Asher Yatzar). We noticed variations in the text of the prayer from various Rishonim. We read the Tolaas yaakov who explains the thank you for the renewal each morning and the connection to Techiyas Hameisim. We also discussed the mystical meaning of Bracha HaSemucha KiChaverta (Brachos that are called sequential), as Elokai Neshama seems to be.
