pesuqe de-zimra

…called “verses of song” (pesuqe de-zimra); (3) the Shema, the central affirmation of the unity and indivisibility of God; (4) the amidah, a series of benedictions; (5) Psalms 145 and 20 and a prayer beginning “May the Redeemer come to Zion” (u-va le-Ẕiyyon), which is largely made up of…