Amidah
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Amidah is the central Jewish standing prayer, recited silently and aloud in daily services as a core element of traditional worship.
Aliases (10)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
→
central prayer of Jewish liturgy → standing prayer → |
| addressedTo |
God of Israel
→
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Eighteen Benedictions
→
Shemoneh Esrei → |
| associatedWithTextualTradition |
Rabbinic Judaism
→
|
| halakhicStatus |
obligatory prayer for many Jews
→
|
| hasVariant |
Rosh Hashanah Amidah
→
Shabbat Amidah → Yom Kippur Amidah → festival Amidah → weekday Amidah → |
| includes |
Kedushah in repetition
→
|
| includesGesture |
bowing at specific blessings
→
stepping back at end → stepping forward at beginning → |
| includesSection |
petition blessings
→
praise blessings → thanksgiving blessings → |
| influencedBy |
Temple sacrificial order
→
|
| language |
Hebrew
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|
| liturgicalFunction |
central prayer of each service
→
core element of traditional Jewish worship → |
| numberOfBlessingsWeekday |
19
→
|
| originalNumberOfBlessings |
18
→
|
| partOf |
Jewish daily prayer services
→
Ma’ariv → Mincha → Musaf → Ne’ilah → Shacharit → |
| performedAs |
repetition aloud by prayer leader
→
silent prayer → standing → |
| purpose |
personal and communal supplication
→
praise of God → thanksgiving to God → |
| recitedBy |
individual worshippers
→
prayer leader → |
| recitedOn |
High Holy Days
→
Jewish festivals → Shabbat → weekdays → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
→
|
| requires |
facing Jerusalem
→
standing with feet together → |
| structure |
series of blessings
→
|
| timePeriodOfFormation |
late Second Temple period
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Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Amidah
("Shabbat Amidah")
→
Amidah ("Rosh Hashanah Amidah") → Amidah ("Yom Kippur Amidah") → |
hasVariant |
|
Musaf
→
Musaf prayer ("Silent Amidah") → Musaf prayer ("Repetition of the Amidah") → |
includesSection |
|
Machzor
("Amidah for festivals")
→
Siddur → |
contains |
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Neilah
→
Shacharit → |
hasComponent |
|
Malchuyot
("Rosh Hashanah Musaf Amidah")
→
Yaaleh VeYavo insertion in Amidah → |
partOf |
|
Amidah
("Shemoneh Esrei")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Shacharit
("Amidah prayer")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Mincha
→
|
component |
|
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
→
|
includesPrayer |
|
Musaf prayer
→
|
liturgicalCore |
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Yaaleh VeYavo insertion in Amidah
("Maariv Amidah")
→
|
recitedDuring |
|
Mincha
("Silent Amidah")
→
|
structure |
|
Kingship verses
("Rosh Hashanah Amidah")
→
|
usedInLiturgy |