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Kiddush
Lit. Sanctification. The blessing (over wine) by which the Sabbath or festival is…
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
The term Niggun Devekut, which probably is a Hebrew translation of the Yiddish…
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Lekha Dodi
Lit. ‘Come my friend.’ Lekha Dodi is the hymn which welcomes in Shabbat in the Kabbalat…
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Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
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Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…
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Diwan
In Arab culture, a Diwan is an anthology of poems by one or several poets. In the…
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Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
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Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…