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Marovis on Yom Tov
Does anyone know of shuls that still say Marovis (piyutim) on Yom Tov nights? I'm particularly interested in any place in Teaneck.
Many seem to think that it's a yekki minhag but it's pretty clear ...
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Yotzros for Musaf on Shabbos Shekalim
Those who have the custom to say the Yotzros for Musaf on Shabbos Shekalim finish off each stanza with the following words:
אור פניך עלינו אדון נשא, ושקל אשא בבית נכון ונשא
Hey, wait a second, ...
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Why is 'misod chachomim unevonim' sometimes said and sometimes omitted in the repetition of the Amidah?
In Askenazi communities, the piece beginning 'misod chachomim unevonim' is said at the repetition of the Amidah at Shacharis when there are piyuttim (except Purim) and on Musaf on Yomim Noraim as well ...
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Why doesn't Tefilat Geshem have a verse referring to Miriam?
The "Tefilat Geshem" ("Prayer for Rain") recited on Shemini 'Atzeret contains six verses. Each verse refers to a different person (except the last, which refers to a nation) and makes various ...
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Yotz'ros — but no ahavos
Why are there yom tov additions to the first b'racha before sh'mone esre in the morning and to the third, but never to the second?
(In maariv, by contrast, every birchas k'rias sh'ma has yom tov ...
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Who wrote the piyutim of Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur?
I don't know if they are technically called "piyutim", but there is a nusach we say on Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur between "Ata Kadosh" to "Hamelech Hakadosh". Was that decreed by the Anshei Knesses ...
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Piyyutim on Yomim Noraim. Why do we split phrases against their meaning?
Why is it that in the davenning for Yomim Noraim, we split up the phrases in many of the piyyutim against their real meaning?
For example, in “Vechol maaminim shehu…” (p 538 Artscroll Machzor For Yom ...
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Yotzros and Musaf for the 4 Parshios
Are there any Nusach Ashkenaz Shuls that say Yotzros or Musaf on the weeks of the Four Parshios?
