Hallel

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Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish liturgical text
prayer
addressedTo YHWH
surface form: God of Israel
alsoKnownAs Hallel
surface form: Egyptian Hallel
associatedWith Temple worship in Jerusalem
centralConcept hallelujah (praise the Lord)
composedOf Psalm 113
Psalm 114
Psalm 115
Psalm 116
Psalm 117
Psalm 118
contains blessings
verses of praise
halakhicCategory obligatory prayer on certain festivals
language Hebrew
liturgicalCategory Psalms
liturgicalFunction sanctification of festivals
musicalTradition often chanted with special melodies
originPeriod Second Temple period (traditional attribution)
purpose praise of God
thanksgiving to God
recitationStyle congregational
responsive
recitedBy men in traditional practice
women in many contemporary communities
recitedDuring Haggadah
surface form: Passover Seder

morning prayer service
religion Judaism
sectionOf Jewish festival liturgy
statusOn full Hallel on major festivals
partial Hallel on Rosh Chodesh
partial Hallel on some days of Passover
textSource Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms
theme deliverance from Egypt
divine salvation
national thanksgiving
trust in God
tradition Rabbinic Judaism
usedOn Hanukkah
Passover
Rosh Chodesh
Shavuot
Shemini Atzeret
Simchat Torah
Sukkot

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Hallel alsoKnownAs Hallel
this entity surface form: Egyptian Hallel
Siddur contains Hallel
Nusach Sefard hasComponent Hallel
Shacharit hasComponent Hallel
Psalm 117 includedIn Hallel
this entity surface form: Hallel psalms
Hanukkah includesPrayer Hallel
Haggadah includesSection Hallel
Passover liturgicalText Hallel
Chol HaMoed observes Hallel
this entity surface form: Hallel (on Sukkot and Passover)