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Shema Yisrael (Shema Israel or Sh'ma Yisrael; Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Šəmaʿ Yīsrāʾēl, “Hear, O Israel”) is a Jewish prayer (known as the Shema) that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services.
Lyrics are most commonly short passages in Hebrew from the Torah or the siddur, with the occasional passage from the Talmud. Sometimes songs with original lyrics compiled in English, Hebrew or Yiddish deal with central themes such as Jerusalem , the Holocaust , Shabbos The Sabbath , Jewish Holidays, Jewish identity , Jewish diaspora , and the ...
The dance is sometimes known as "Ushavtem Mayim", after the first words of the lyrics, or simply just "Mayim", but "Mayim Mayim" is the original and most common name. The movement to the first four counts has become known as the "Mayim step" and is similar to the grapevine step found in other forms of dance.
Am Yisrael Chai (Hebrew: עם ישראל חי; meaning "The people of Israel live") is a slogan of Jewish solidarity, popularized by several different songs which incorporate it. The Forward has placed "Am Yisrael Chai" second only to " Hatikvah ", the current national anthem of Israel , as "an anthem of the Jewish people".
This is a list of songs about Jerusalem, including major parts of the city such as individual neighborhoods and sections.Religiously significant to all three Abrahamic religions for centuries, Jerusalem has been artistically associated with widely varied concepts.
A series of paragraphs in Pesukei Dezimra. Includes Psalm 100: Yehi kevod: יהי כבוד A series of verses recited during Pesukei Dezimra Ashrei: אשרי Recited three times daily: during Pesukei Dezimra, preceding Uva Letzion, and at the beginning of Mincha (in the Ashkenazic rite, it is recited instead in Ne'ila on Yom Kippur)
Svika Pick (Hebrew: צביקה פיק, born Henryk Pick, 3 October 1949 – 14 August 2022), [1] [2] was an Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality.
Mi Sheiberach prayers. A Mi Shebeirach [he 1] is a Jewish prayer used to request a blessing from God.Dating to the 10th or 11th century CE, Mi Shebeirach prayers are used for a wide variety of purposes.