Amidah (Shemoneh Esrei): Central Standing Prayer in Jewish Liturgy Amidah The Amidah, or Shemoneh Esrei, is the core standing prayer of Jewish worship, recited silently and aloud at daily services with special forms for Shabbat, festivals and additional…
Book of Esther A biblical book in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that recounts how Esther and Mordecai averted a plot against the Jews in Persia; it is the foundation for the festiv…
Hebrew calendar (Jewish calendar) Hebrew calendar A lunisolar calendar used in Judaism to determine religious observances, festivals, life-cycle events and liturgical cycles; it combines lunar months with periodic leap months to s…
