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Kol Nidrei
… have not been fulfilled. In most traditions, the Kol Nidrei prayer that opens the evening service is recited three times … will have sufficient opportunity to recite this important prayer. The origin of Kol Nidrei is unknown, however the first mention of collective recitation of this prayer is found in the responsa of the Babylonian geonim …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… early on Sabbath morning, from 2-3 a.m. until the Shaharit prayer, in which the participants communally sing various … that poems of the baqqashah type were included in Sephardi prayer books even before the final expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Moreover, nocturnal study and prayer, which are central components of the Baqqashot, were …
El Maleh Rahamim
… translated, ‘God full of compassion,’ El Maleh Rahamim is a prayer recited at a funeral service, on the Yahrzeit, or …
Ba'al Tefillah
… Lit. 'master of prayer'. Generally used in contrast to 'Hazzan' to designate a person who leads the prayers in a simple style with a pleasing voice. … Ba'al …
Haggadah
… Lit. “telling.” The Haggadah is a set of prayers, midrashic commentaries and psalms recited as part …
Hasidism
… overly academic model of Jewish observance with a focus on prayer, spirituality and joy. Hasidic communities are built …
Amidah
… it originally comprised, and also as ha’tfillah, or the prayer, because of its centrality to the service. Literally … The Amida is said silently, and then repeated aloud by the prayer leader or hazzan. This repetition is called Hazarat …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… rhyming lines with a refrain). In the Ashkenazi order of prayers it appears as an epilogue (or, in certain rites, a … like pentatonics, but uses a strongly profiled Jewish prayer mode whose foremost characteristic is a stock of …
Prayer for the state
… Images: Score.doc Transcription of a recording of the “Prayer for the Well-being of the State of Israel” heard on … Liturgical Innovation in a Nation-State: The Music of the “Prayer for the Well-being of the State of Israel” With the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948, the ancient prayers that Jews recited for the well-being of the …
Selihot according to Siftei renanot
… on July 20-23, 2008. Selihot is a special nightly prayer for fast days and for the days preparatory to the …