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Midnight Service) is a Jewish ritual of lamentation that is recited after midnight in memory of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem . It is a highly praiseworthy observance which is not universally observed. It is only recited in Orthodox Judaism . Over the past few years, there have been attempts to revive the custom of Tikkun Chatzot in various communities. By Sefardim and Chasidim it tends to be recited more.1
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"Midnight Rectification"), also spelled Tikkun Chatzos , is a Jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight as an expression of mourning and lamentation over the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem .It is not universally observed, although it is popular among Sephardi and Hasidic Jews .
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Jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight Tikkun Chatzot ( , lit. "Midnight Rectification"), also spelled Tikkun Chatzos , is a Jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight as an expression of mourning and lamentation over the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem . It is not universally observed, although it is popular among Sephardi and Hasidic Jews .
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Jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight Tikkun Chatzot ( Hebrew : תקון חצות , lit. "Midnight Rectification"), also spelled Tikkun Chatzos , is a Jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight as an expression of mourning and lamentation over the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem . It is not universally observed, although it is popular among Sephardi and Hasidic Jews .
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jewish ritual of lamentation that is recited after midnight in memory of the destruction of the temple in jerus
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jewish ritual prayer recited each night after midnight as an expression of mourning and lamentation over the de
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