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El Maleh Rahamim
Literally translated, ‘God full of compassion,’ El Maleh Rahamim is a prayer recited at…
Ba'al Tefillah
Lit. 'master of prayer'. Generally used in contrast to 'Hazzan' to designate a person…
Haggadah
Lit. “telling.” The Haggadah is a set of prayers, midrashic commentaries and psalms…
Hasidism
A movement within Judaism founded by Rabbi Israel Eliezer Baal Shem Tov in the second…
Ma'oz Tzur
Hymn sung in the synagogue or at home after the lighting of the Chanukah menorah. The…
Amidah
The core element of each of the daily services. The Amidah was originally referred to as…
Folk song
Song sung by the people. In opposition to art songs which are composed and performed as…
Ekhah
The third of the Five Scrolls in the Bible, read on the Ninth of Av. In rabbinic…
