daven
Rock while praying
Daven is the Yiddish-derived verb for Jewish liturgical prayer, particularly the rhythmic, swaying recitation of formal prayers.
It implies not just praying but the specific physical and vocal practice of traditional Jewish worship: He davens every morning before work.
The word appears mainly in Jewish contexts and carries connotations of devoted, habitual observance.
Jewish dawn worship service
Jewish house of worship
Intense emotional intensity
- pietySincere religious devotion
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
spirituality · faith · sincerity · humility · sacred · holy · heartfelt · concentration
shacharit
Jewish dawn worship service
- siddurJewish daily worship text
- tefillinJewish prayer boxes worn daily
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
kippah · yarmulke · minyan · cantor · liturgy · bimah · ark · aliyah
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
yeshiva · Ashkenazi · Sephardi · halacha · mitzvah · Shabbat · rebbe
fervor
Intense emotional intensity
- pietySincere religious devotion
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- meditationFocused attention practice
contemplation · spirituality · faith · sincerity · humility · sacred · holy · heartfelt · concentration · intention