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Holy songs and poetry are often found in Tanach. Another meaning is that of ordinary Jewish songs.

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Nun in Ashrei- Psalm 145

See this post on On The Main Line about a nun verse in Ashrei from antiquity, and whether is was original: As it turns out, at Qumran a Hebrew version of tehillim, Psalms, was found (11QPs-a) …
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What is "chad gadya" really all about?

Regarding d'zabin aba" or "dizvan aba", the former means that he sold while the latter means that he bought. As to what it means, while it is possible to invest any text with deep meaning, my assumpt …
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Is repeating the chorus in Lecha Dodi problematic?

I agree with Yaakov Ellis's answer, and indeed deliberately repeat where the song calls for it. All of kabbalos Shabbos is a "recent" kabbalistic innovation. And there was a great outcry when they in …
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והוא ידרוש לציון עיר ה...‏

I had assumed that this objection was due to not wanting to call Yerushalayim an Ir Hanidachas; or else just describing Yerushalayim in negative terms. I daven in a shteibel in Kew Gardens Hills, Rabb …
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