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Le'Shana Tova Tikatevu, greeting card from Montevideo, 1932. There are several Jewish and Hebrew greetings, farewells, and phrases that are used in Judaism, and in Jewish and Hebrew-speaking communities around the world. Even outside Israel, Hebrew is an important part of Jewish life. [1]
A more formal greeting commonly used among religiously observant Jews is Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah (Hebrew: כְּתִיבָה וַחֲתִימָה טוֹבָה ), which translates as "A good inscription and sealing [in the Book of Life]", [55] or L'shanah tovah tikatevu v'techatemu meaning "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year". [56]
Shanah Tova (Hebrew: שנה טובה) is a Hebrew children's song written by Levin Kipnis and composed by Nahum Nardi. It was first published in 1923 in Berlin in a collection of songs to Kindergarten teachers called "Hamachrozet" (the string).
L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim (Hebrew: לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשָלָיִם), lit. " Next year in Jerusalem ", is a phrase that is often sung at the end of the Passover Seder and at the end of the Ne'ila service on Yom Kippur .
The song apparently is inspired by Psalm 74:16 ("Yours is the day, Yours is the night") and by a Midrashic passage (Genesis Rabbah 6:2) which enlarges on those words. The authorship and date of composition are unknown, it was originally sung year-round at meals, it was not part of the Seder in the 11th century but came to be part of the Seder ...
The phrase "May you live until 120" (Hebrew: עד מאה ועשרים שנה : Ad me'ah ve-essrim shana; Yiddish: ביז הונדערט און צוואַנציק ; Biz hundert un tsvantsik), often written as "till 120", is a traditional Jewish blessing.
Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer/songwriter of enormous talent and integrity who rose to fame in the late ‘80s, died in London on Wednesday at the age of 56. O’Connor’s second album ...
Its song "Good Shabbos" won both Best Religious Song and Best Humor Song in 2013, while "D'ror Yikra" was named Best Religious Song in 2008. [18] Six13 has also been awarded by The New York Harmony Sweepstakes in the category of Best Original Song for " Al Hanissim " in 2008, " Shema " in 2013, and " Gam Ki Elech " in 2019.