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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 …

Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)

… the event is always sung in the maqam of the next Sabbath service. This concluding portion of the Baqqashot always … followed by Qaddish, which concludes the whole of the service. Moroccan Tradition of Baqqashot The main … tradition. [4] In it one can find a structured Baqqashot service. While the majority of the piyyutim in Shir Yedidot …

El Maleh Rahamim

… El Maleh Rahamim is a prayer recited at a funeral service, on the Yahrzeit, or anniversary of the death, or … member. In some rites it is also included in the Memorial service recited on festivals and Yom Kippur. … El Maleh …

Hasidism

… 18th century in Poland. The Hasidic movement stresses the service of God through the mystical and legalistic …

Amidah

… The core element of each of the daily services. The Amidah was originally referred to as the … ha’tfillah, or the prayer, because of its centrality to the service. Literally translated, Amida means “standing,” which … on Shabbat and festivals and nine are said in the Musaf service on Rosh Hashanah. … Amidah …