Ein Keloheinu

Ein Keloheinu (in Hebrew : אין כאלהינו, "there is none like our God ") is a well known Jewish hymn . Orthodox Jews pronounce it as Ein Kelo k einu when referring to it outside of prayer , in order to avoid taking the name of God in vain or otherwise violating the sanctity of reference to the Almighty . Ein Keloheinu is said at the end of the morning service ( shacharit ). In the Ashkenazi tradition outside of Israel , it is only said at the end of Shabbat and festival services , towards the end of the Mussaf service. However, in the Land of Israel , as well as in all Sephardi weekday morning prayer services it is said daily. In a few synagogues it is sung; in some Orthodox synagogues it is only said quietly by every person for themselves and is not regarded as a critical part of the prayer service. The background for the prayer is that its 20 sentences each count as a blessing . Jews are exhorted to make at least 100 blessings daily. On weekdays, the Shemoneh Esrei (or " Amidah ") prayer contains 19 blessings and is said three times, totaling 57 blessings, and the remaining 43 are said during other parts of daily services as well as during other events throughout the day. On Shabbat and festivals, however, the Amidah consists of only seven blessings. Ein Keloheinu was designed to ensure that everybody would say at least 100 blessings a day, even on those days when the Amidah is shorter. Four different names are used to refer to God in this prayer: Elohim (אלהים) - God Adon (אדון) - Lord Melekh (מלך) - King Moshia` (מושיע) - Saviour

Ein Keloheinu (in Hebrew : אֱין כֱּאלֹהֱינוּ, "there is none like our God ") is a well known Jewish hymn . Orthodox Jews pronounce it as Ein Kelo k einu when referring to it outside of prayer , in order to avoid taking the name of God in vain or otherwise violating the sanctity of reverence to the Almighty . Ein Keloheinu is sometimes chanted at the end of the morning service ( shacharit ). In the Ashkenazi tradition outside of Israel , it is only said at the end of Shabbat and festival services , towards the end of the Mussaf service, immediately before a Talmudic lesson on the making of the Temple incense. However, in the Land of Israel , as well as in all Sephardi weekday morning prayer services it is said daily. In some other regional traditions it is used elsewhere in the liturgy, but it seems to be known worldwide. In many synagogues it is sung; in some Orthodox synagogues it is only said quietly by every person for themselves and is not regarded as a critical part of the prayer service. The background for the prayer is that its 20 sentences each count as a blessing . Jews are exhorted to make at least 100 blessings daily [Talmud, Menachot 43b]. On weekdays, the Shemoneh Esrei (or " Amidah ") prayer contains 19 blessings and is said three times, totaling 57 blessings, and the remaining 43 are said during other parts of daily services as well as during other events throughout the day. On Shabbat and festivals, however, the Amidah consists of only seven blessings. Ein Keloheinu was designed to ensure that everybody would say at least 100 blessings a day, even on those days when the Amidah is shorter. Four different names are used to refer to God in this prayer: Elohim (אלהים) - God Adon (אדון) - Lord or Master Melekh (מלך) - King Moshia` (מושיע) - Savior. These names of God are in the same sequence in which they appear in the Torah. The kabbalists saw, in the use of four names for God, references to four different Divine qualities. Ayn Kaylohaynu, page 72; Elbogen, Ismar, Jewish Liturgy: A comprehensive history (orig. 1913, Engl. transl. 1993, Philadelphia, Jewish Publ'n Society) page 95 (in Persia, it concludes the Friday night service).

Jewish prayer Ein Keloheinu (in Hebrew : אֱין כֱּאלֹהֱינוּ, "there is none like our God ") is a well known Jewish hymn . Orthodox Jews pronounce it as Ein Kelo k einu when referring to it outside of prayer , in order to avoid taking the name of God in vain or otherwise violating the sanctity of reverence to the Almighty . Ein Keloheinu is sometimes chanted at the end of the morning service ( shacharit ). In the Ashkenazi tradition outside of Israel , it is only said at the end of Shabbat and festival services , towards the end of the Mussaf service, immediately before a Talmudic lesson on the making of the Temple incense. However, in the Land of Israel , as well as in all Sephardi weekday morning prayer services it is said daily. In some other regional traditions it is used elsewhere in the liturgy, but it seems to be known worldwide. In many synagogues it is sung; in some Orthodox synagogues it is only said quietly by every person for themselves and is not regarded as a critical part of the prayer service. The background for the prayer is that its 20 sentences each count as a blessing . Jews are exhorted to make at least 100 blessings daily [Talmud, Menachot 43b]. On weekdays, the Shemoneh Esrei (or " Amidah ") prayer contains 19 blessings and is said three times, totaling 57 blessings, and the remaining 43 are said during other parts of daily services as well as during other events throughout the day. On Shabbat and festivals, however, the Amidah consists of only seven blessings. Ein Keloheinu was designed to ensure that everybody would say at least 100 blessings a day, even on those days when the Amidah is shorter. Four different names are used to refer to God in this prayer: Elohim (אלהים) – God Adon (אדון) – Lord or Master Melekh (מלך) – King Moshia` (מושיע) – Savior These names of God are in the same sequence in which they appear in the Torah. The kabbalists saw, in the use of four names for God, references to four different Divine qualities. Ayn Kaylohaynu, page 72; Elbogen, Ismar, Jewish Liturgy: A comprehensive history (orig. 1913, Engl. transl. 1993, Philadelphia, Jewish Publ'n Society) page 95 (in Persia, it concludes the Friday night service).

Jewish prayer Ein Keloheinu ( Hebrew : אֵין כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ , "there is none like our God ") is a well-known hymn used in Jewish religious services . Orthodox Jews pronounce it as Ein Kelo k einu when used in contexts other than formal prayer to avoid unnecessarily using a name of God or the diminishing the reverence due to God . Ein Keloheinu is sometimes chanted at the end of the Jewish morning service ( shacharit ). In Ashkenazi tradition in the Jewish diaspora , it is recited at the end of Shabbat and festival services, just before a Talmudic lesson on Temple incense. However, in the vast majority of Ashkenazic communities in the Land of Israel , as well as in all Sephardi and Chasidic weekday morning prayer services it is said daily. In some other regional traditions it is used elsewhere in the liturgy, but it seems to be known worldwide. In many synagogues it is sung; in some Orthodox synagogues it is only said quietly by every person for themselves and is not regarded as a critical part of the prayer service. One explanation for the prayer is that its 20 sentences each count as a blessing . Jews are exhorted to make at least 100 blessings daily [Talmud, Menachot 43b]. On weekdays, the Shemoneh Esrei (or " Amidah ") prayer contains 19 blessings and is said three times, totaling 57 blessings, and the remaining 43 are said during other parts of daily services as well as during other events throughout the day. On Shabbat and festivals, however, the Amidah consists of only seven blessings. Ein Keloheinu was designed to ensure that everybody would say at least 100 blessings a day, even on those days when the Amidah is shorter. Four different names are used to refer to God in this prayer: Elohim (אלהים) – God Adon (אדון) – Lord or Master Melekh (מלך) – King Moshia` (מושיע) – Savior These names of God are in the same sequence in which they appear in the Torah. The kabbalists saw, in the use of four names for God, references to four different Divine qualities. Ayn Kaylohaynu, page 72; Elbogen, Ismar, Jewish Liturgy: A comprehensive history (orig. 1913, Engl. transl. 1993, Philadelphia, Jewish Publ'n Society) page 95 (in Persia, it concludes the Friday night service).