Parts of a Service
The second section of a Jewish daily prayer service.
What is the She'ma and its Blessings?
In Hebrew, the first six words of many Jewish blessings.
What is "Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha-Olam?"
Translated literally as "going up", this word is used as a description of being "called up" to read from the Torah.
What is an Aliyah?
The Hebrew alphabet, known variously by scholars as the Jewish script, square script, and block script.
What is the Aleph Bet?
In Judaism, the law of God as revealed to Moses at Har Sinai, and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures.
What is the Torah?
Following the V'ahavtah, this prayers asks God "who is like you?" and thanks God for parting the Red Sea.
What is the Mi Chamocha?
This series of morning blessings were originally recited in the home as a part of the daily routine of getting up and getting ready for the day.
What are the Daily Blessings (or, N'sim B'chol Yom)?
These comforting words can be said on behalf of those who are ill. Whether friends or loved ones are struggling with physical, emotional or spiritual challenges, this prayer speaks to our desire for their healing.
What is the Mi Shebeirach?
בָּרוּך
What is Baruch?
A fringed garment, traditionally worn as a prayer shawl by religious Jews
What is a Tallis?
Also known as silent prayer, this is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy
What is the Amidah?
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה
אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶך–הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְותָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לַעֲסק בְּדִבְרֵי-תורָה.
What is the Blessing for the Torah?
A prayer that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening prayer services, we repeat this prayer when we remove the torah from the ark.
What is the Sh'ma?
יְיָ
What is Adonai?
in Jewish Synagogues, an ornate cabinet that enshrines the sacred Torah scrolls used for public worship.
What is an Ark?
The presence of this Aramaic prayer in the prayerbook shows that the ancient rabbis recognized the importance of praying in the vernacular, the common language of the people
What is the Chatzi (or, Reader's) Kaddish?
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה
אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶך-הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְותָיו
וְצִוָּנו לְהִתְעַטֵּף בַּצִּיצִית
What is the Blessing for Tallit?
A hebrew word meaning encirclement, worshippers carry the torah around the sanctuary during this lively process.
What is Hakafah (procession)?
אֱלֹהֵינוּ
What is Eloheinu?
A Jewish prayer book, containing a set order of daily prayers.
What is a Siddur?
Version of the Kaddish, praising God, that mourners recite during the bereavement period and to mark the anniversary of a death of a loved one.
What is the Mourner's Kaddish?
Hebrew word meaning "The world."
What is Ha-Olam?
A series of selections from the books of Nevi'im ("Prophets") that is publicly read in synagogue as part of a torah service.
What is Haftarah?
תְּפִלָה
What is Tefilah?
A Jewish ritual pointer, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading.
What is a Yad?