Jewish services are the communal prayer recitations which form part of the observance of Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions and commentary, are found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book. Jewish men are required to pray three times daily and four times daily on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays (five times on Yom Kippur). While prayer alone is valid, praying with a minyan (quorum of ten adult males) is considered ideal. Many synagogues (particularly Reform and Conservative, and large Orthodox ones ...

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• Jewish services - The prayers and their origins
• Jewish services - Backgrounds
• Jewish services - Text and language
• Jewish services - Quorum
• Jewish services - Concentration
• Jewish services - Weekday prayer services
• Jewish services - Shacharit: morning prayers
• Jewish services - Mincha: afternoon prayers
• Jewish services - Ma'ariv or Arvit: evening prayers
• Jewish services - Shabbat services
• Jewish services - Friday night services
• Jewish services - Saturday morning: Shacharit
• Jewish services - Saturday morning additional service: Musaf
• Jewish services - Saturday afternoon: Mincha
• Jewish services - Saturday evening: Maariv
• Jewish services - Services on Passover Shavuot and Sukkot
• Jewish services - Related customs
• Jewish services - Guide on etiquette for visitors

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Jewish services, Jewish services - The prayers and their origins, Jewish services - Backgrounds, Jewish services - Text and language, Jewish services - Quorum, Jewish services - Concentration, Jewish services - Weekday prayer services, Jewish services - Shacharit: morning prayers, Jewish services - Mincha: afternoon prayers, Jewish services - Ma'ariv or Arvit: evening prayers, Jewish services - Shabbat services, Jewish services - Friday night services, Jewish services - Saturday morning: Shacharit, Jewish services - Saturday morning additional service: Musaf, Jewish services - Saturday afternoon: Mincha, Jewish services - Saturday evening: Maariv, Jewish services - Services on Passover Shavuot and Sukkot, Jewish services - Related customs, Jewish services - Guide on etiquette for visitors

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Jewish services - Shacharit: morning prayers. Various prayers are said upon arising; tzitzit (small garment with fringes) are donned at this time. The tallit (large prayer shawl) is donned before or during the actual prayer service, as are the tefillin (phylacteries); both are accompanied by blessings. The service starts with the "morning blessings" (birkot ha-shachar), including blessings for the Torah (considered the most important ones). In Orthodox services this is followed by a series of readin ...

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Jewish services, Jewish services - The prayers and their origins, Jewish services - Backgrounds, Jewish services - Text and language, Jewish services - Quorum, Jewish services - Concentration, Jewish services - Weekday prayer services, Jewish services - Shacharit: morning prayers, Jewish services - Mincha: afternoon prayers, Jewish services - Ma'ariv or Arvit: evening prayers, Jewish services - Shabbat services, Jewish services - Friday night services, Jewish services - Saturday morning: Shacharit, Jewish services - Saturday morning additional service: Musaf, Jewish services - Saturday afternoon: Mincha, Jewish services - Saturday evening: Maariv, Jewish services - Services on Passover Shavuot and Sukkot, Jewish services - Related customs, Jewish services - Guide on etiquette for visitors

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A synagogue (בית כנסת Beit knesset in Hebrew meaning a "house of assembly" or Shull in Yiddish) is a Jewish place of religious worship. The word "synagogue" is derived from the Greek συναγωγή, transliterated sunagoge, "place of assembly" literally "meeting, assembly". It is where Judaism's Jewish services are held and conducted . The Hebrew term for synagogue is Beit Knesset - בית כנסת ("House of Assembly", not to be confused with the Knesset which is the modern name for the par ...

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• Synagogue - History
• Synagogue - Function
• Synagogue - Design
• Synagogue - Traditional and Orthodox synagogues
• Synagogue - Reform synagogues and temples
• Synagogue - Conservative synagogues
• Synagogue - Reconstructionist synagogues
• Synagogue - Famous synagogues
• Synagogue - Synagogue offshoots

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The siddur (plural siddurim) is the prayerbook used by Jews the world over, containing a set order of daily prayers. A separate article, Jewish services, discusses the prayers that appear in the siddur, and when they are said. This entry discusses how some of these prayers evolved, and how the siddur as we know it today has developed. Siddur - History of the siddur. The earliest parts of Jewish prayer are the "Shema Yisrael" (Hear O Israel) (Deuteronomy 6:4 et seq) and the set of 19 blessings ...

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• Siddur - History of the siddur
• Siddur - Creating the siddur
• Siddur - Different Jewish rites
• Siddur - Complete versus weekday siddurim
• Siddur - Variations and additions on holidays
• Siddur - Popular siddurim
• Siddur - Ashkenazi Orthodox
• Siddur - Sephardic
• Siddur - Yemenite Jews - Teimanim
• Siddur - Chabad
• Siddur - Conservative
• Siddur - Reform
• Siddur - Reconstructionist
• Siddur - External link

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From the Greek word λειτουργια, which can be transliterated as "leitourgia," meaning "the work of the people," a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), or a daily activity such as the Muslim Salats (see Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, p.582-3). The unprogrammed meeting of Quakers in The United States is an example of a non-liturgical service because there ...

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• Liturgy - Source
• Liturgy - External link

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Aleinu is a Jewish prayer found in the siddur, the classical Jewish prayerbook. Traditional Jews recite it at the end of each of the three daily Jewish prayers sessions. According to tradition, this prayer was created and proclaimed by Joshua after leading the children of Israel into Israel, upon the death of Moses. The Aleinu praises God for allowing the Jewish people to serve him, and expresses their hope that the whole world will recognize God and abandon idolatry. Aleinu - Text. The follow ...

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• Aleinu - Text
• Aleinu - Hebrew original
• Aleinu - Latin transliteration
• Aleinu - English translation
• Aleinu - Controversial passage
• Aleinu - History
• Aleinu - Restoration

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Everything that Jews do regarding death is for one of two reasons: respect for the dead (kavod ha-met) or to console those left behind (nihum avelim). Jewish bereavement - Death bed. By Jewish law, Jews are forbidden to do anything to hasten a person's death but, are at the same time required to do anything possible to comfort the dying. So the spectrum of what can-and-cannot be done for a person on their deathbed goes to both extremes. There are some who will not touch a dying person for fear that something so mild ...

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• Jewish bereavement - Death and dying
• Jewish bereavement - Death bed
• Jewish bereavement - When a person is defined as dead
• Jewish bereavement - Afterlife
• Jewish bereavement - Preparing the body
• Jewish bereavement - Vigil
• Jewish bereavement - Funeral service
• Jewish bereavement - Burial
• Jewish bereavement - Jewish view of cremation
• Jewish bereavement - Community
• Jewish bereavement - Chevra kadisha
• Jewish bereavement - Zihuy Korbanot Asson ZAKA
• Jewish bereavement - Mourning
• Jewish bereavement - Five stages
• Jewish bereavement - Unveiling
• Jewish bereavement - Visiting the gravesite
• Jewish bereavement - Memorial through prayer
• Jewish bereavement - Mourner's Kaddish
• Jewish bereavement - Yizkor
• Jewish bereavement - Av HaRachamim
• Jewish bereavement - Days of memorial
• Jewish bereavement - Yahrzeit
• Jewish bereavement - Yom Ha'Shoah
• Jewish bereavement - Yom Hazikaron
• Jewish bereavement - Tisha B'Av
• Jewish bereavement - Fast of the First Born
• Jewish bereavement - General
• Jewish bereavement - Jewish concepts and topics
• Jewish bereavement - Jewish ritual
• Jewish bereavement - Jewish organisations
• Jewish bereavement - Jewish memorial days

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Shabbat (שבת shabbāṯ, "rest" in Hebrew, or Shabbos in Ashkenazic pronunciation), is the weekly day of rest in Judaism. It is observed, from before sundown on Friday until after nightfall on Saturday, by many Jewish people with varying degrees of involvement in Judaism. It is the source for the English term Sabbath, the Arabic day Sabt (السبت), and for concepts such as Sabbatical. Shabbat - Etymology. The Hebrew word shabbat comes from the Hebrew verb s ...

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• Shabbat - Etymology
• Shabbat - Definition
• Shabbat - Status as a holy day
• Shabbat - Observance
• Shabbat - Mandatory activities
• Shabbat - Prohibited activities
• Shabbat - The 39 activities
• Shabbat - Status of prohibitions
• Shabbat - Delineations
• Shabbat - Legal workarounds
• Shabbat - Permitted activities
• Shabbat - Adaptation by other religions
• Shabbat - Recommended reading

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Reform Judaism can refer to (1) the largest denomination of Judaism in America and its sibling movements in other countries, (2) a branch of Judaism in the United Kingdom, and (3) the historical predecessor of the American movement that originated in 19th Century Germany. Contemporary Reform Judaism movements share most of the following principles: The autonomy of the individual in interpreting the Torah and Oral Law, as well as in deciding which observances one is thereby prescribed to follow, Applicabili ...

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• Reform Judaism - 19th Century German Reform Judaism
• Reform Judaism - Origins
• Reform Judaism - View of Jewish Nationhood
• Reform Judaism - Changes in prayer services
• Reform Judaism - View of Zionism
• Reform Judaism - Teachings on the Oral Law
• Reform Judaism - National and universal elements
• Reform Judaism - Development of American Reform Judaism
• Reform Judaism - Pittsburgh Platform 1885
• Reform Judaism - Reform Jewish theology today
• Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism's position on Jewish law today
• Reform Judaism - Jewish identity and inter-religious marriages
• Reform Judaism - Union for Reform Judaism
• Reform Judaism - Timeline of Reform Judaism in the United States
• Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism in Britain
• Reform Judaism - History
• Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism in the UK today
• Reform Judaism - Liberal Judaism
• Reform Judaism - Reform and Progressive Rabbis in Britain
• Reform Judaism - Progressive Judaism in Israel
• Reform Judaism - History
• Reform Judaism - National Bodies
• Reform Judaism - Reference

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Amida can mean: Amida is name of a Buddha popular in Japanese and East Asian Buddhism. Amida: a beetle genus. An alternative spelling of Amidah, the central prayer of the Jewish services. An alternative and historical name for Diyarbakir. Amida: a way of drawing lots. Other related archivesAmida, Amidah, Buddha, Buddhism, Diyarbakir, Japanese, Jewish services

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A shofar is a ram's horn that is used as a musical instrument for religious purposes. It is used on Judaism's high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Shofar - In the Bible and rabbinic literature. The shofar is mentioned frequently in the Hebrew Bible, from Exodus to Zechariah, and throughout the Talmud and later rabbinic literature. It was the voice of a shofar, "exceeding loud," issuing from the thick cloud on Mount Sinai that made all the Israelites tremble in awe (Exodus xix, xx). ...

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• Shofar - In the Bible and rabbinic literature
• Shofar - Post-Biblical times
• Shofar - Construction
• Shofar - Physical horns
• Shofar - The sounds
• Shofar - Unique sound waves
• Shofar - The performer
• Shofar - Use in modern times

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Carol Harris-Shapiro is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Gratz College (Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, USA) and as of 2005 serves as coordinator of the graduate program in Jewish Communal Service at Gratz. She has written a highly controversial book on Messianic Judaism, a group of loosely linked groups that seek to combine Christianity with Judaism. Carol Harris-Shapiro is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Gratz College, and coordinator of the graduate program in Jewish Communal Service ...

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• Carol Harris-Shapiro - Bibliography

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The Independent Order of B'nai Brith (Hebrew: בני ברית, "Sons of the Covenant") is the oldest continually-operating Jewish service organization in the world. It was founded in New York City by Henry Jones and 11 others on October 13, 1843. The organization is engaged in a wide variety of community service and welfare activities, including the promotion of Jewish rights, assisting hospitals and victims of natural disasters, awarding scholarships to Jewish college students, and opposing racism and ...

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• B'nai Brith - B'nai Brith Canada
• B'nai Brith - Criticism of B'nai Brith Canada

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The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America™ (UOJCA), more popularly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU, is one of the oldest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. It is best known for its kosher supervision service, with the circled-U symbol found on the labels of many commercial and consumer food products. The OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and some inte ...

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• Orthodox Union - History
• Orthodox Union - External link

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A bimah (among Ashkenazim) or tebah (among Sephardim) is the elevated area or platform in a Jewish synagogue which is intended to serve as the place on which the person reading aloud from the Torah stands during a service. It is typically constructed from wood. The bimah is sometimes described as an altar. See also. Pulpit ...

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A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church, Jewish synagogue, or other religious assembly. It also means those who are present at a service thereat, as opposed to the building itself. In the polity of a Presbyterian church, several congregations make up a local presbytery. See also. parish ...

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Bodo (823-876) was the palace deacon and confessor to Louis the Pious. In early 838, he made a pilgrimage to Rome and converted to Judaism. His conversion was regarded as a rejection of the Carolingian culture. Bodo left France for Muslim Spain in 839. He took the Jewish name Eleazar and married a Jewish woman. Bodo later went into military service at Saragossa. He incited the Moorish governmen ...

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• Bishop Bodo - Correspondance with Alvaro

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Some of the earliest formal printed Jewish prayerbooks date from the 10th century; they contain a set order of daily prayers. However, due to the many liturgical differences between the ordinary, day-to-day services and the services, the need for a specialized variation of the siddur was recognized by some of the earliest rabbinic authorities, and consequently, the first mahzorim were written incorporating these liturgical variations and additions. The mahzor contains not only the basic liturgy, but also many p ...

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Mahzor, Mahzor - Origins and peculiarities of the mahzor

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The Hebrew for priest is Kohen; the Kohanim (plural) mediated between God and man by offering sacrifices, and by other services in the Temple. The leader of them the Kohen Gadol, the high priest. The vestments of the high priest were interpreted in three ways. The explanation of Philo is as follows ("Vita Mosis," iii. 209): His upper garment was the symbol of the ether, while the blossoms represented the earth, the pomegranates typified running water, and the bells denoted the music of the water. The ephod corresp ...

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Jewish symbolism, Jewish symbolism - Shabbat and circumcision, Jewish symbolism - The Tabernacle, Jewish symbolism - The Temple, Jewish symbolism - The Holy of Holies, Jewish symbolism - The sacrifices, Jewish symbolism - The priests, Jewish symbolism - The symbolic values of numbers, Jewish symbolism - Metals and minerals, Jewish symbolism - Colors, Jewish symbolism - Festivals and holy days, Jewish symbolism - Symbolic visions of the Prophets, Jewish symbolism - The Star of David, Jewish symbolism - On tombstones, Jewish symbolism - Influence on Christian symbols, Jewish symbolism - The land of Zion, Jewish symbolism - Lions of Judah

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