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A prayer liturgy common among Chasidim

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Who edited the "Nusach Sefarad" nusach?

The Baal Shem Tov and his disciples would pray from prayer books called 'Siddur Ha-Ari' whose main purpose was to present the kavvanot of the Arizal on the words of prayer. These were handwritten manu …
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Rademishel: Velomar Barchu

The word ולומר being prefaced to Barekhu occurs in the context of the Hasidic practice of reciting a passage from the Zohar, כגוונא, before Ma'ariv on Leil Shabbat. The passage in the Zohar includes …
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What exactly is Minhag Polin?

Minhag Polin refers to liturgical variations within the Ashkenazi community which differ from the practice in Germany. Current mainstream Ashkenazi practice is close to Minhag Polin (because the commu …
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Differences between the Rosh HaShanah service Ashkenaz/Sefard

In the Amidot of the Yamim Nora'im, in the blessing Kdushat Hashem, in Nusah Sfard four paragraphs beginning ובכן are added. In Nusah Ashkenaz, three are added. In Avinu Malkeinu on Rosh HaShanah, in …
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Why does the Chabad nusach omit "Tzur Yisroel" before Shemoneh Esrei?

The following is a condensation of the explanation in the book שער הכולל (page 25, paragraph 19): The brakhah Emet ve-Yatziv is known to have the nature of being a blessing of hoda'ah (thankful acknow …
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Why do Ashkenazim in Israel tend to use Nusach Sefard?

The Hasidic movement won over the majority of the Jewish population of Eastern Europe, at least on superficial levels like prayer rite, and the majority of people ended up using Nusah Sfard. Eastern E …
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