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152:. There is no question that were the prayers of all the tribes the same, there would be no need for twelve windows and gates, each gate having a path of its own. Rather, without a doubt it necessarily follows that because their prayers are different, each and every tribe requires its own gate. For in accordance with the source and root of the souls of that tribe, so must be its prayer rite. It is therefore fitting that each and every individual should maintain the customary liturgical rite of his forefathers. For you do not know who is from this tribe and who from that tribe. And since his forefathers practiced a certain custom, perhaps he is from that tribe for whom this custom is appropriate, and if he comes now and changes it, his prayer may not ascend , when it is not offered in accordance with that rite. 185:, accordingly adopted the Sephardic rite with Lurianic additions in preference to their previous traditional rites. In the same way, in the 17th and 18th centuries, many Kabbalistic groups in Europe adopted the Lurianic-Sephardic rite in preference to the Ashkenazi. This was, however, the custom of very restricted circles, and did not come into widespread public use until the mid- to late 18th century 227:, as well as some other Ashkenazi Jews, but has not gained significant acceptance by Sephardi Jews. One consequence thereof was that, before the establishment of the State of Israel and in Israel's early years, it was the predominant rite used by Ashkenazim in the Holy Land, with the exception of certain pockets of traditional 235:
was regarded as part of the Sephardic world, so that it was felt that new immigrants should adopt the local rite. In recent decades, following the immigration of many Ashkenazi Jews from America, the millennia-old Ashkenazi rite has regained a strong following. Today the various sects and dynasties
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There are many differences between the prayer books, between the Sefardi rite, the Catalonian rite, the Ashkenazi rite, and the like. Concerning this matter, my master of blessed memory told me that there are twelve windows in heaven corresponding to the twelve tribes, and that the prayer of each
345:, AJS Review: Vol. 26, No. 2 (Nov., 2002), pp. 251-276 (26 pages), pages 254-256. Davis writes that the twelve communities had their origins in 'Portugal, Castile, Aragon, Seville, Cordoba, the Maghreb, "Italy," Calabria, Apulia, the Arab lands, Germany, and Hungary'. 272:
Hasidim. The nusach is a mixture of Nusach Ashkenaz and Nusach Sefard, differing from Nusach Ashkenaz only when it can be proven from the writings of the students of the Ari that he did otherwise, yielding a blend of elements from both rites almost equally.
167:(commandments of Judaism) by following the customs appropriate to hir family of origin. For this reason, a number of rabbis disapprove of the adoption of Nusach Sefard by Ashkenazi Jews. 252:
Many Hasidic groups have slightly varying versions. A significant difference compared to nusach ashkenazi resides in the kaddish. Indeed, for example, Nusach Sfard adds "
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belief that the Sephardic rite, especially in the form used by Isaac Luria, had more spiritual potency than the Ashkenazi. Many Eastern Jewish communities, such as the
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In alteration of this Lurianic concept, especially in 18th/19th-century Hasidism, the claim emerged that, while in general one should keep to one's
131:: most versions fall somewhere in between. All versions attempt to incorporate the customs of Isaac Luria, with greater or lesser success. 459: 506: 385:, designed to reconcile Ashkenazi customs with the (believed original) kabbalistic customs of the Ari. See: Wertheim, Aaron, 468:: Jerusalem 2003 (Hebrew only: reconstructs Lurianic rite from Venice edition of Spanish and Portuguese prayer book and the 479: 400: 491: 269: 108: 92: 36: 511: 473: 452:
Ashkenazim and Sephardim: their Relations, Differences, and Problems As Reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa
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tribe ascends through its own special gate. This is the secret of the twelve gates mentioned at the end of
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The Reception of the "Shulḥan 'Arukh" and the Formation of Ashkenazic Jewish Identity
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Luria taught that twelve gates of prayer exists, corresponding to the
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of origin, the Nusach Sefard reached a believed "thirteenth gate" (
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but has not gained significant acceptance by Sephardi Jews. Some
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Nusach Maharitz is published in Siddur Maharitz, Jerusalem 1991.
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It is generally held that every Jew is bound to observe the
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Nusach Sefard is the name for various forms of the Jewish
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The Difference Between Sephardic Nusach and Nusach Sefard
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Nusach Maharitz, referring to and originating with Rabbi
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Daniel Goldschmidt, Meḥḳere Tefilah U-Piyut, page 316.
196:(and to the twelve Jewish communities that existed in 35:. For Nusach Edot haMizrach of the Sephardi Jews, see 389:
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315:Navon, Chaim (Rav); Strauss, translated by David. 91:. To this end it has incorporated the wording of 144: 476:; companion volume discusses Ḥasidic variants) 8: 56:is the name for various forms of the Jewish 480:A Modern Reconstruction of the Ari's Siddur 111:use their own version of the Nusach Sefard 321:The Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash 158:Sha'ar ha-Kavanot, Inyan Nusach ha-Tefila 37:Sephardic_law_and_customs § Liturgy 282: 123:Some versions are nearly identical to 317:"THe various rites of Jewish liturgy" 310: 308: 7: 407:. VirtualGeula, 2007. Archived from 231:. One reason for this was that the 74: 200:in his lifetime), and that twelve 127:, while others come far closer to 27:For the biblical place name, see 25: 454:: London 1958 (since reprinted). 223:, became almost universal among 466:Siddur and Sefer Tefillat Ḥayim 236:of Hasidism each use their own 194:twelve tribes of ancient Israel 1: 447:, Zhitomir 1865 (prayer book) 268:, is the nusach used by most 42:Forms of the Jewish siddurim 486:Law and Custom in Hasidism, 387:Law and Custom in Hasidism, 291:Law and Custom in Hasidism, 103:, as well as by some other 538: 138: 26: 253: 170:However, it was a common 254:ויצמח פורקנה ויקרב משיחה 62:, designed to reconcile 399:Remer, Daniel (Rabbi). 401:"SIDDUR TEFILLAT HAIM" 355:Sears, Dovid (Rabbi). 208:emanated accordingly. 161: 507:Ashkenazi Jews topics 357:"Tefillah be-Kavanah" 323:. Yeshivat Har Etzion 139:Further information: 95:, the prayer book of 93:Nusach Edot haMizrach 31:. For Sephardim, see 411:on December 25, 2007 266:Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky 444:Seder Or le-Yisrael 129:Nusach Edot Mizrach 119:Prayers and customs 470:Sha'ar ha-Kavvanot 484:Wertheim, Aaron, 289:Wertheim, Aaron, 153: 109:Hasidic dynasties 16:(Redirected from 529: 430: 427: 421: 420: 418: 416: 405:virtualgeula.com 396: 390: 379: 373: 372: 370: 368: 363:. Breslev Israel 352: 346: 339: 333: 332: 330: 328: 312: 303: 300: 294: 287: 255: 159: 146: 76: 21: 537: 536: 532: 531: 530: 528: 527: 526: 512:Hasidic Judaism 497: 496: 464:Remer, Daniel, 439: 434: 433: 428: 424: 414: 412: 398: 397: 393: 380: 376: 366: 364: 354: 353: 349: 340: 336: 326: 324: 314: 313: 306: 301: 297: 288: 284: 279: 262: 260:Nusach Maharitz 250: 229:Lithuanian Jews 217:Shaar ha-Kollel 160: 157: 143: 137: 125:Nusach Ashkenaz 121: 50:Nusach Sepharad 43: 40: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 535: 533: 525: 524: 519: 514: 509: 499: 498: 495: 494: 489: 482: 477: 462: 448: 438: 437:External links 435: 432: 431: 422: 391: 374: 347: 341:Joseph Davis, 334: 304: 295: 281: 280: 278: 275: 261: 258: 249: 246: 233:Land of Israel 155: 136: 133: 120: 117: 105:Ashkenazi Jews 77:"Custom", pl. 41: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 534: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 504: 502: 493: 490: 487: 483: 481: 478: 475: 471: 467: 463: 461: 460:0-88125-491-6 457: 453: 449: 446: 445: 441: 440: 436: 426: 423: 410: 406: 402: 395: 392: 388: 384: 378: 375: 362: 361:breslev.co.il 358: 351: 348: 344: 338: 335: 322: 318: 311: 309: 305: 299: 296: 292: 286: 283: 276: 274: 271: 267: 259: 257: 247: 245: 243: 239: 238:idiosyncratic 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 209: 207: 206:Jewish prayer 203: 199: 195: 190: 188: 184: 182: 177: 173: 168: 166: 154: 151: 142: 134: 132: 130: 126: 118: 116: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 97:Sephardi Jews 94: 90: 86: 82: 81: 72: 68: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 47: 46:Nusach Sefard 38: 34: 33:Sephardi Jews 30: 19: 485: 469: 465: 451: 443: 425: 413:. Retrieved 409:the original 404: 394: 386: 377: 365:. Retrieved 360: 350: 342: 337: 325:. Retrieved 320: 298: 290: 285: 263: 251: 242:Nusach Sfard 241: 216: 212: 210: 201: 191: 180: 176:Persian Jews 169: 162: 145: 122: 112: 78: 57: 54:Nusach Sfard 53: 49: 45: 44: 517:Isaac Luria 474:Ḥayim Vital 240:version of 172:kabbalistic 89:Isaac Luria 87:customs of 85:kabbalistic 83:) with the 501:Categories 277:References 221:Nusach Ari 450:Zimmels, 270:Dushinsky 183:Yemenites 150:Yechezkel 64:Ashkenazi 383:siddurim 248:Variants 187:Hasidism 178:and the 156:—  80:minhagim 59:siddurim 29:Sepharad 18:Sfardish 522:Nusachs 415:9 March 367:9 March 327:9 March 225:Hasidim 202:nusachs 165:mitzvot 135:History 101:Hasidim 67:customs 458:  213:minhag 141:Minhag 113:siddur 71:Hebrew 198:Safed 181:Shami 52:, or 456:ISBN 417:2015 369:2015 329:2015 204:for 75:מנהג 472:of 503:: 403:. 359:. 319:. 307:^ 244:. 189:. 73:: 48:, 419:. 371:. 331:. 69:( 39:. 20:)

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Sfardish
Sepharad
Sephardi Jews
Sephardic_law_and_customs § Liturgy
siddurim
Ashkenazi
customs
Hebrew
minhagim
kabbalistic
Isaac Luria
Nusach Edot haMizrach
Sephardi Jews
Hasidim
Ashkenazi Jews
Hasidic dynasties
Nusach Ashkenaz
Nusach Edot Mizrach
Minhag
Yechezkel
mitzvot
kabbalistic
Persian Jews
Shami Yemenites
Hasidism
twelve tribes of ancient Israel
Safed
Jewish prayer
Nusach Ari
Hasidim

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