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A lyrical prayer recited at the end of services, praising God's uniqueness. Some traditions say it only on Shabbat and festivals, while others say it every day Aleinu: עלינו 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.
You should have increased strength [jiˈʃaʁ ˈko.aχ] Hebrew Meaning "good for you", "way to go", or "more power to you". Often used in synagogue after someone has received an honour. The proper response is "baruch tiheyeh" (m)/brucha teeheyi (f) meaning "you shall be blessed." [1] [9] Chazak u'varuch: חֵזָק וּבָרוךְ Be ...
The saying is a fixture of Jewish humor, as in the story of a man who said to his noisy neighbor "May you live until 119" and then said to the wife "May you live until 120." When asked by the husband "why only until 119", the man who was seeking a bit of quiet said "she deserves one good year".
In Hasidic Judaism, a Jewish tradition that emphasizes piety, kavanah is the emotional devotion, self-effaced absorption during prayers rather than a liturgical recitation driven religiosity. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In esoteric Jewish mysticism ( Kabbalah ), kavanah refers to the practice where the devotee concentrates on the secret meanings of prayer ...
The prayer is now seen as central to liberal Jewish [b] ritual. [65] In contemporary usage, to say "I'll say a Mi Shebeirach for you" generally refers to the Mi Shebeirach for healing. [57] Starting in the 1990s, Flam and Kahn's idea of a healing service spread across the United States, with the Mi Shebeirach for healing at its core.
In 2014, the Jewish Learning Institute, a Chabad organization offering classes in Jewish education for adults, launched a six-part course titled How Happiness Thinks. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] The course was planned to be delivered in 350 cities worldwide, to over 75,000 students. [ 49 ]
Graffiti in Jerusalem דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ קָדְמָה לַתּוֹרָה Lifting and displaying the Torah scroll. Proper behavior (or Proper ethical behavior) precedes the Torah (Hebrew: דרך ארץ קדמה לתורה) [1] [2] is a Jewish saying based on a passage from the Chazal found in the Midrash (Leviticus Rabbah 9:3), [3] one of the important interpretations of which is that ...
Hakaras Hatov is an attitude and a required [3] part of the Jewish way of life: [5] [3] [6] Your children are exhausting, but you have children. You misplaced your car keys, but you do own a car. [7] It is internal, whereas by contrast HoDaa, giving thanks, is an action. [8]