The Amidah (Hebrew: תפילת העמידה, Tefilat HaAmidah, 'The Standing Prayer'), also called the Shemoneh Esreh (שמנה עשרה 'eighteen'), is the central prayer...

in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening Shema and Amidah. The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms, followed by the...

the twice-daily recitation of the Shema, the Amidah, and the cycle of public Torah reading. The Amidah (or Shemoneh Esreh) prayer is traditionally ascribed...

tractate discusses the rules of prayers, particularly the Shema and the Amidah, and blessings for various circumstances. Since a large part of the tractate...

The Nianfo (Chinese: 念佛; pinyin: niànfó, alternatively in Japanese 念仏 (ねんぶつ, nenbutsu); Korean: 염불; RR: yeombul; or Vietnamese: niệm Phật) is a Buddhist...

service (which includes the Amidah and all Jewish prayers that follow that are normally recited during Shacharit) and the Amidah itself that is recited for...

recited by some Jewish communities during weekday Maariv between Shema and Amidah. Its name is from the first 3 words of the first verse. The first four verses...

despite the loss they still praise God. Along with the Shema Yisrael and the Amidah, the Kaddish is one of the most important and central elements in the Jewish...

Number of days of Sukkot and Pesach (Israel) Number of blessings in the Amidah of Shabbat, Yom Tov, and all Musaf prayers (except Rosh Hashanah) Number...

repentance are recited at the closing of Yom Kippur. Neilah marks the fifth Amidah of Yom Kippur, the only such occasion in the Hebrew calendar in which there...

Amidah. A prayer for the restoration of the "house of our lives" and the shekhinah (divine presence) "to dwell among us" is recited during the Amidah...

agree that pesukei dezimra, the Shema Yisrael and its blessings, and the Amidah are major sections. Some identify the preliminary blessings and readings...

The Kedushah is traditionally the third section of all Amidah recitations. In the silent Amidah, it is a short prayer; in the repetition, which requires...

Private recitation of the Amidah traditionally ends with the Yehi Ratzon prayer for the restoration of the Temple. The Amidah itself is said to represent...

(both Nusach Ashkenaz and Nusach Sefard) an extended repetition of the Amidah prayer for both Shacharit and Mussaf including piyyutim; even communities...

resurrection into the officially sacred texts. Jewish liturgy, most notably the Amidah, contains references to the tenet of the bodily resurrection of the dead...

HaNissim prayer Jews add to the Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals) and the Amidah during the festival's eight days. In all extant accounts from the Second...

blessing from the Amidah, the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. It is a condensed version of the middle 13 blessings of the Amidah, recited in places...

(Shacharit) and afternoon (Mincha) services, after the recitation of the Amidah, the central part of the daily Jewish prayer services. It is also recited...

Peace") is a blessing that is recited at the end of the morning Amidah and the Mincha Amidah during fast days in the Ashkenazic tradition, and on mincha of...

Shofar Four species Etrog Lulav Hadass Arava Kittel Gartel Prayers Shema Amidah Aleinu Kaddish Minyan Birkat Hamazon Shehecheyanu Hallel Havdalah Tachanun...

the blessings of the Amidah. There are a few types of these: Shiv‘ata: A series of seven poems, of even length, to adorn the Amidah of a Sabbath or festival...

Dead. For this reason, extra mention is made for the Book of Life during amidah recitations during the High Holy Days, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah...

community, particularly the chant used for recitative prayers such as the Amidah. This is distinct from textual nusach, the exact text of the prayer service...

of Purim; and the institution of many prayers and rituals including the Amidah prayer. The members of the Great Assembly are designated in the Mishnah...

Mussaf added on Shabbat and holidays. At the heart of each service is the Amidah or Shemoneh Esrei. Another key prayer in many services is the declaration...

different version of this prayer, Sim Shalom (שִׂים שָׁלוֹם), for the morning Amidah; Sim Shalom is also recited by all Ashkenazim at mincha of fast days, and...

Atzeret, Jews begin to praise God for making rain starting with the Musaf amidah prayer of Shemini Atzeret. In the Ashkenazic tradition, this prayer is recited...

the prayer): Baruch She’Amar, Kaddish, Kedushah, certain blessings of the Amidah, Tachanun, and the Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals). The Kaddish has a...

to the out-loud repetition of the Amidah, which is recited in each daytime prayer. On typical evenings, the Amidah is recited only silently, with no out-loud...