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Machzor Vitry (R. Simchah of Vitry)

Machzor Vitry (R. Simchah of Vitry)

?–1105 CE · RI

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Machzor Vitryמחזור ויטרי

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Shabbat (The Sabbath)

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Shabbat is the weekly day of rest when Jewish tradition says creation pauses and the divine enters the world.

Sukkah (Booth)

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A temporary hut where Jews dwell during autumn, remembering wilderness wandering and divine protection.

Shofar (Ram's Horn)

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A ram's horn blown during the Jewish new year to awaken spiritual attention and mark the moment of divine judgment.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

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The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when the community fasts and seeks forgiveness for a year of wrongs.

Rosh Hashanah

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The Jewish New Year when God judges humanity and the shofar's blast awakens us to spiritual reckoning.

Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals)

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A Jewish prayer thanking God after eating bread, considered a biblical commandment grounded in gratitude.

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“עולם חסד יבנה”

A world of kindness shall be built · Psalms 89:3

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