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HALLEL AND THE JEWISH HOLY DAYS Hallel consists of six Psalms (113-118), which are said as a unit, on joyous occasions. It is usually chanted aloud as part of Shacharit (the morning prayer service) following the Shacharit's Shemoneh Esreh ("The Eighteen", the main prayer). It is also recited during the evening prayers the first night of Passover , except by Lithuanian and German Jews. These occasions include the following: The three "major" , Shavuot and Sukkot (the "major" Jewish holy days, mentioned in the Torah ) and Hanukkah and Rosh Chodesh (beginnings of the new month). Many Jewish communities, especially those that identify with Religious Zionism , recite Hallel on Yom Ha'atzma'ut (the Israeli independence day). On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur , Hallel is not said at all, because as the Talmud states (Arachin 10b): "Is it seemly for the king to be sitting on His Throne of Judgment, with the Books of Life and Death open before Him, and for the people to sing joyful praises to Him?" Pesach, like Sukkot, has the structure of "main holiday", followed by "Intermediate Days" (Chol ha-Moed), followed by "main holiday". Since Passover involved only a partial redemption of the Jews and the destruction of Egypt , only "Half" (or Partial) Hallel is recited on all of the last six days of Pesach. Full Hallel is recited for the entirety of Sukkot. Partial Hallel is recited on Rosh Chodesh, because it was introduced at a much later time than the major holidays. No Hallel, neither "Full" nor "Partial", is recited on Purim , despite the fact that there was a miraculous salvation, for several reasons:
FORMS Hallel is said in one of two forms: Full Hallel and Partial Hallel. Full Hallel Full Hallel (or הלל שלם Hallel Shalem in Hebrew '''Complete Hallel''') consists of all six Psalms of the Hallel, in their entirety. It is a Jewish Prayer recited on all nine days of Sukkot (including the "eighth" and "ninth" days, Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah ), on Shavuot , on the first two days of Pesach , and on Hanukkah . Partial Hallel Chatzi Hallel (חצי הלל '''Half 115, nor those verses from Psalm 116. It is recited on the last six days of Pesach and on Rosh Chodesh . ETYMOLOGY The Proto-Sinaitic and Proto-Canaanite letters ''h'' are reconstructed to have been called ''hillul'' "jubilation", and were based on the Hieroglyph It was replaced by the predecessor of the Hebrew letter He (see there). SEE ALSO |
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