Vayivarech David (

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: " וַיְבָרֶךְ דָּוִיד", "and

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

blessed") is a prayer recited during

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(morning prayers) in pesukei dezimra. It is composed of Verses 10-13 of Chapter 29 from Chronicles Book I. The four verses of which this paragraph is composed were uttered by

at one of the most supreme moments of his life, when he was denied the right to build the

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, but was allowed to set aside resources for its construction by his son Solomon. The recitation of these verses was introduced in the 13th century by Rabbi

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. There is a custom to set aside money for

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when reciting this prayer (except on Shabbat and

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). One reason suggested for this is because David set aside his contributions to the Temple at the time he blessed the entire congregation. David also mentioned only

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...

and no other patriarchs in these verses; Jacob was the only Patriarch to make a vow to tithe. In some

Sephardi Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

congregations, the charity collection box is passed around at this time during the services, and is labeled ''Vayivarech David''.A treasury of Sephardic laws and customs: the ritual practices of Syrian, Moroccan, Judeo-Spanish and Spanish and Portuguese Jews of North America, Herbert C. Dobrinsky, page 181

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