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Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
The term Niggun Devekut, which probably is a Hebrew translation of the Yiddish…
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Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
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Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…
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Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…
Mitsve Tants
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance.…
Minhah
Minha Service
The Minha service is held at twilight and is one of the three daily…
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Kol Nidrei
Lit. ‘all vows.’ The evening services which opens the Day of Atonement, declaring an…
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Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
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Ma'oz Tzur
Hymn sung in the synagogue or at home after the lighting of the Chanukah menorah. The…