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Adon Olam
… and the hymn is generally used to close Shabbat and holiday services. In the Ashkenazi rite, Adon Olam is a hymn which closes the evening service on Shabbat eve, and in both traditions, it is recited as part of the Kol Nidre service on Yom Kippur. Adon Olam has become a popular hymn …
Avinu Malkenu
… and order of the verses and the timing of the litany in the service varies widely in the different rites. … Avinu Malkenu …
Avodah
… Literally translated as ‘service,’ Avodah is the name for the sacrificial ritual in … of the second Temple, the poetic description of this service became the core of the Musaf liturgy for Yom Kippur. The liturgical substitute for the Avodah service was composed circa the 4th century C.E, but was …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
… Brah dodi and the prayer Heye im pifiyot from the mussaf service of the Day of Atonement. Some of these tunes serve …
Lekha Dodi
… the hymn which welcomes in Shabbat in the Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday night. The hymn consists of nine acrostic …
Mitsve Tants
… singing of 'Akavia Ben Mahalalel Omer', taken from funeral services, as well as the prayer 'Misod Hakhamim u-Nevonim' from the High Holiday morning service ( sound example 4 ). The use of these texts …
Minhah
… Min h a Service The Min h a service is held at twilight and is one of the three daily services of the Jewish liturgy. It is commonly thought that …
Kol Nidrei
… Lit. ‘all vows.’ The evening services which opens the Day of Atonement, declaring an … traditions, the Kol Nidrei prayer that opens the evening service is recited three times in succession, in order to …
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
… events may be sung during the Sabbath, and during Festival services to texts such as 'Lo Tevoshi' (from 'Lekha Dodi') …
Amen
… a blessing said privately or heard as part of a synagogue service. It is found thirty times in the Bible as an …