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Zemirot
… according to the Sephardic tradition, refers to the preliminary section of psalms and biblical verses recited … songs and home songs . These are a specific set of religious poems in Hebrew or Aramaic written mostly between …
Mitsve Tants
… it is first mentioned in the 16th century, though in all likelihood it was in use since the 14th century and probably … attempts to renew the ritual in weddings of the national-religious society. There are two patterns to the Hassidic …
Minhah
… Min h a came from Kings 1 18:36 where it is written that Elijah prayed during the time of the Min h a, a sacrifice of … and barley, rather than animal). It is traditionally believed that the reason for having three daily prayers … that it was Issac who initiated the Minha service. This belief is based on Genesis 24:63 where it is written, “He …
Kerovah (pl. Kerovot)
… series of Piyyutim (q.v.) that are inserted during the Sheli'ah Tzibbur's repetition of the Amidah. … Kerovah (pl. …
Kol Nidrei
… alternates between recitative declamation and highly melismatic coloraturas sung by the hazzan alone. … Kol Nidrei …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish communities. … The adoption of the maqam principle as the basis of the religious music of the Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire, … The Aleppo community possessed a distinctive tradition of religious music derived from the heritage of Rabbi Israel …
Hasidism
… A movement within Judaism founded by Rabbi Israel Eliezer Baal Shem Tov in the second half of the 18th century …
Ma'oz Tzur
… of the Temple in Jerusalem, praise for God’s deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt, Babylonian exile …
Im nin'alu
… melodies by Paul Ben Haim, has been widely known to the Israeli public since the thirties. Joseph Tal and Oedoen Partos …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… in certain rites, a prologue) to the penitential hymns (selihot) sung during the High Holidays. In a …