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Nusah
… 1. The textual version of the liturgy in the various Jewish traditions. Each tradition has it's own Nusah. … Nusah …

Hazzan (pl. Hazzanim)
… though major reforms have been introduced to the tradition (only in certain congregations), including the …

Adon Olam
… further to the Babylonian Jewish community. In the Sephardi tradition, an additional two verses are added, and the hymn … closes the evening service on Shabbat eve, and in both traditions, it is recited as part of the Kol Nidre service … is sung in many Para-liturgical contexts. In the Moroccan tradition, Adon Olam is sung at wedding celebrations and …

Aḥot qetanah
… Aḥot qetanah , or little sister, is a hymn that is traditionally sung on Rosh Hashanah. It was composed by … liturgy, but has since been adopted in the Ashkenazi tradition. … Ahot qetanah … Ahot ketanah … Rosh Hashanah … …

Akedah
… and replaces Isaac with a ram for sacrifice. In the Jewish tradition, Akedat Izthak is used as a symbol for …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
… 75-77, no. 2 and p. 78, no. 3; Hajdu-Mazor, The Musical Tradition of Hasidism ,pp. 432-3, ex. 6. … Niggun …

Zemirot
… specific repertories: The first, according to the Sephardic tradition, refers to the preliminary section of psalms and … Levin's Overview of his Z'mirot Anthology . 'In Ashkenazic tradition the term refers to z'mirot shel Shabbat (Sabbath … is diverse and eclectic. Within the Ashkenazic musical traditions one can point to a few types of melodies: 1. …

Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
… , and Nusah . [1] Information about Tenu'a through oral traditions relates to only five dynasties: Vishnits, Koson, … before saying the blessing for the new month. The Chabad tradition is totally different: on the one hand each hassid … tenu’ot niggun” ( sound example ) which was created, as tradition has it, by the three leaders of hassidism: its …
Mitsve Tants
… two patterns to the Hassidic Mitsve Tants. In the Diaspora tradition, it is a Badhan who invites the guests to dance … ( sound example 1 ). The niggunim of the Badhan includes traditional melodies of the Badhanim, and others borrowed … the other hand, in communities following the Jerusalemite tradition, such as Sanz, Karlin, Slonim, and Toldot Aharon, …
Minhah
… of grains (wheat and barley, rather than animal). It is traditionally believed that the reason for having three … 24, page 2, from the line “ tfilot avot tiknum ” and so on. Traditionally it is thought that it was Issac who initiated …