… The core element of each of the daily services. The Amidah was originally referred to as the Shemoneh-Esreh … fulfill their duty by listening to the recitation of the Amidah. The number of benedictions uttered depends on the day that the Amidah is recited; for instance, only seven benedictions are …

  <…> Sheh naaleh be-shem tov u-gedulah ke-birkat ha-milah.  Omen.…

Refers to the biblical narrative of the binding of Isaac found in the book of Genesis 22…

Literally translated as ‘service,’ Avodah is the name for the sacrificial ritual in the…

Israeli composer and teacher. Emanuel Amiran (Pugatchov) was born in Warsaw in 1909 to…

Lit. 'ascending'. A term describing a person who is 'called up' to recite the blessing…

Composition for violin and piano

… offering at the Temple. Its main part is comprised of Amidah (18 benedictions recited silently and later repeated … and verses theirof. On Shabbat, Mondays and Thursdays, the Amidah is proceeded by cantillation of the the first part of …

… to the additional service comprising a supplementary Amidah (q.v.) recited during the morning service on Sabbaths …