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Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights.While not as overtly holy a Jewish holiday as Passover or Yom Kippur, Hanukkah has been embraced by the Western world as an often blue-and-white answer to ...
Asking God to bring the Jews back from the Exile into Israel. Mishpat משפט Asking God to judge us justly and to restore the judges to Israel. Minim מינים Asking to destroy the heretical sects and informers. This blessing was a later addition to the Amida, and is the 19 blessing. Tzadikim צדיקים
Ma'oz Tzur" (Hebrew: מָעוֹז צוּר, romanized: Māʾōz Ṣūr) is a Jewish liturgical poem or piyyut. It is written in Hebrew, and is sung on the holiday of Hanukkah, after lighting the festival lights. The hymn is named for its Hebrew incipit, which means "Strong Rock (of my Salvation)" and is a name or epithet for God in Judaism. It ...
Note: the fifth day of Chanukah never falls out on Shabbat. Any other day of Chanukah can occur on a weekday or Shabbat. Note: the maftir for the eighth day of Chanukah is the longest maftir of the year (40 verses). It is not read every year; it is only read when the first day and eighth day of the holiday both occur on Shabbat.
The Shehecheyanu berakhah (blessing) (Hebrew: ברכת שהחיינו, "Who has given us life") is a common Jewish prayer to celebrate special occasions. It expresses gratitude to God for new and unusual experiences or possessions. [1] The blessing was recorded in the Talmud [2] over 1500 years ago.
God willing [ɪmˈjɪʁtsə.aʃɛm] Hebrew Used by religious Jews when speaking of the future and wanting God's help. B'ezrat HaShem: בְּעֶזְרָת הַשֵּׁם With God's help [beʔezˈʁat haˈʃem] Hebrew Used by religious Jews when speaking of the future and wanting God's help (similar to "God willing"). [1] Yishar koach (or ...
"Al Hanisim" (or "Al Hanissim") is a popular Hebrew song for Hanukkah taken from liturgy (see Hanukkah → Special additions to the daily prayers), and is also an Israeli folk dance. The song is about thanking God for saving the Jewish people. The most popular tune, however, is relatively recent, having been composed by Dov Frimer in 1975. [3]
Sir Keir Starmer has wished British Jews a happy Chanukah, as the festival coincides with Christmas for the first time since 2005. “Chanukah is a time for family, community and celebration.