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Shaharit
Morning prayer, the equivalent of the morning obligatory offering at the Temple. Its…
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Cantor
See: Hazzan.
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Adar
Adar is the fifth month of the Jewish calendar, usually falling around February and/or…
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Nusah
1. The textual version of the liturgy in the various Jewish traditions. Each tradition…
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Aliyah (in synagogue)
Lit. 'ascending'. A term describing a person who is 'called up' to recite the blessing…
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An'im zemirot
A synagogue hymn recited at the end of the Musaf service on Shabbat. This hymn is also…
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Dukhan
In the Temple service the Priestly Blessing was pronounced by the Priests while standing…
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Hazzan (pl. Hazzanim)
1. In Temple and talmudic days, the hazzan was a general communal functionary. Since the…
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Musaf (pl. Musafim)
Originally the additional sacrifice offered in the Temple, After Temple times it…
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Kiddush
Lit. Sanctification. The blessing (over wine) by which the Sabbath or festival is…