zemirot
Jewish table hymns
Zemirot are Jewish hymns sung at the Sabbath table, typically between courses of the meal.
The songs are traditional, with texts drawn from medieval Hebrew poetry praising God, the Sabbath, and the joy of rest.
Different Jewish communities have their own repertoires and melodies.
Also spelled zemiros or zmiros.
Singular: zemer or zemirah.
Jewish daily worship text
- psalmsReligious songs of praise
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- prayerAddress to deity
- synagogueJewish house of worship
cantor · worship · verses · devotion · praise · liturgy · machzor · responsive
Sabbath wine benediction
- challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
- havdalahSeparation or division
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
gefilte · shalom · table · songs · singing · family · guests · peace
Musical sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- refrainAbstain from acting
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- singingVocal music-making
chant · voice · chorus · musical · cantabile · sonorous · composition · traditional
Sacred spiritual purity
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- sabbathDesignated period of repose
Torah · mitzvah · faith · piety · devotion · ritual · blessing · elevation
Inherited cultural legacy
- customHabitual group practice
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- observanceKeeping of customs
continuity · transmission · preservation · lineage · roots · generations · communal
Festive event marking occasion
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- gladnessState of being pleased
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
merriment · simcha · thankfulness · praise · exuberance · uplift · spirited · cheerfulness
siddur
Jewish daily worship text
synagogue · cantor · worship · verses · devotion · praise · liturgy · machzor · responsive · congregation
kiddush
Sabbath wine benediction
kugel · gefilte · shalom · table · songs · singing · family · guests · peace · rest
tune
Musical sequence of notes
singing · chant · voice · chorus · musical · cantabile · sonorous · composition · traditional · oral
holiness
Sacred spiritual purity
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
sabbath · Torah · mitzvah · faith · piety · devotion · ritual · blessing · elevation · transcendence
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
observance · continuity · transmission · preservation · lineage · roots · generations · communal
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- gladnessState of being pleased
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
gratitude · merriment · simcha · thankfulness · praise · exuberance · uplift · spirited · cheerfulness
- Chantsplainsong, Gregorian chant, tribal chant, ritual chant, sacred chant
- ShabbatShabbat candles, kiddush, challah, candle lighting, Shabbat meals
- Chazzanutcantor, trope, recitative, melisma, congregational singing
- Shabbatoncandle lighting, challah, Kiddush, Havdalah, communal meals
- Synagogue Musiccantor, Kaddish, sacred hymns, sacred chants, congregational singing
- sacred musichymns, hymn, anthem, anthems, gospel