Dreydl (LKT)
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Dukhan
In the Temple service the Priestly Blessing was pronounced by the Priests while standing on a special raised platform called the Dukhan. For this reason, the Yiddish term Duchenen can be used to refer to the Priestly Blessing.
Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is recited on Sabbaths and festivals following the Musaf prayer. In the traditions of the Sephardic Nussach, the Ashkenazim in Eretz-Israel, and the Ari's Kabbalah, it is recited during weekdays and sometimes as…
Ekhah
The third of the Five Scrolls in the Bible, read on the Ninth of Av. In rabbinic literature its contents are indicated by the names Qinot (Lamentations) or Elegies. Ekhah consists of five poetic chapters mourning the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 C.E.
El Maleh Rahamim
Literally translated, ‘God full of compassion,’ El Maleh Rahamim is a prayer recited at a funeral service, on the Yahrzeit, or anniversary of the death, or when visiting a grave of a family member. In some rites it is also included in the Memorial service recited on festivals and Yom Kippur.
Eli Ziyyon
‘Wail Zion and its cities,’ is the opening line and refrain for an acrostic elegy recited on the Ninth of Av, a day of mourning that commemorates the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, most importantly the destruction of the first and second Temples. Eli Ziyyon was written during…
Esther
Heb. Megillat Ester. The scroll of Esther is recited on Purim and recounts the story of the salvation of the Jews of the Persian Empire. Esther is the fifth of the five scrolls in the Bible.
Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a niggun (hence, 'tune'). Lubavitch Hasidim on the other hand, use the Aramaic word 'Bava' (gate), to describe a section. The name of one of the most famous Lubavitch niggunim, which is also the most significant due…
Fatsheylke-tants (LKT)
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Firn di mekhutonim (LKT)
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Flakstants (LKT)
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Flash-tants/fleshltants (LKT)
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