Arvit

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Arvit is the Jewish evening prayer service recited daily after nightfall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer service
evening prayer
alsoKnownAs Maariv NERFINISHED
associatedWith evening Kaddish recitations
evening Shema obligation
canBeRecited individually
contains blessing Ga’al Yisrael
blessing Hashkivenu
blessing Ma’ariv Aravim
customVariation Edot HaMizrach nusach
Nusach Ashkenaz NERFINISHED
Nusach Sefard NERFINISHED
dayOfWeekVariation Shabbat NERFINISHED
Yom Tov NERFINISHED
weekday
frequency daily
genderPractice women’s obligation varies by community and halachic authority
halachicStatus obligatory for men in most communities
hebrewName עַרְבִית
includes recitation of the Amidah
recitation of the Shema
language Hebrew NERFINISHED
linkedTo daily three-times-a-day prayer cycle
liturgicalCategory daily prayer
liturgicalUnit Amidah NERFINISHED
Shema and its blessings
minyanRequirement public recitation of certain parts requires a quorum of ten men in Orthodox practice
oftenFollowedBy study of Torah or religious texts in some communities
originAssociatedWith evening Temple sacrifices according to rabbinic tradition
patriarch Jacob according to rabbinic tradition
parallelService Mincha
Shacharit NERFINISHED
prayerBookSection Siddur evening service section
prayerDirection toward Jerusalem NERFINISHED
recitedAfter nightfall
recitedBy observant Jews
religiousTradition Judaism
specialAddition Al HaNissim on Hanukkah and Purim
Ata Chonantanu on Saturday night
Yaaleh VeYavo on festivals and Rosh Chodesh
specialSeason Selichot in some communities
structureElement Aleinu NERFINISHED
Barchu call to prayer
Kaddish NERFINISHED
timeOfDay evening
traditionalTimeFrame from nightfall until halachic midnight or dawn depending on custom
typicalSetting synagogue

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Ma’ariv alsoKnownAs Arvit