- Seder
Seder (plural: "sedarim") is a Hebrew word meaning "order", and can have any of the following meanings:
For
Jewish holiday s:
*"Passover Seder ", relives the enslavement and subsequent Exodus of the Children of Israel from Ancient Egypt
*There is also a "seder" for the minorJewish holiday ofTu Bishvat , the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is known as "Hemdat ha-Yamim" and is modeled on the Passover seder.In the
Hebrew Bible :
*A portion of a biblical book in themasoretic text of theTanakh . For theTorah , these portions reflect the triennial cycle of Torah readings in the ancientLand of Israel (as opposed to the annual weekly Torah readings known today). ForNevi'im andKetuvim they are quantitative divisions of the biblical text.
*A colloquial term for the annualweekly Torah portion as known today.Relating to
Talmud ic texts:
*One of the six orders (major sections) of theMishnah : (1)Zeraim , (2)Moed , (3)Nashim , (4)Nezikin , (5)Kodashim , and (6)Tohorot .
*A session in a dailyyeshiva schedule, lasting one or more hours, dedicated to the preparation and review of Talmudic texts bychavruta s (learning partners).In Jewish liturgy:
*An order of prayers that constitutes a liturgy, similar to the word "siddur"; example: "The Seder of RavAmram Gaon ". See the article onsiddur for this meaning.
*A related section of service within a given liturgy; for example: the "seder" of sounding theshofar .In Jewish mysticism:
*The Kabbalistic "Evolution of the Worlds"; see "Seder hishtalshelus ".
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