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Adon Olam
Adon Olam is a rhymed liturgical hymn that is comprised of twelve verses. Adon Olam…
Akdamut millin
A hymn that precedes the Torah blessing and the reading of the Torah on Shavuot.…
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
The term Niggun Devekut, which probably is a Hebrew translation of the Yiddish…
Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…
Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…
Kol Nidrei
Lit. ‘all vows.’ The evening services which opens the Day of Atonement, declaring an…
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
Kolomeyke (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…