Pronounced: DAH-vun, Origin: Yiddish, to pray, following the Jewish liturgy.
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Who Are Ashkenazi Jews?
The Jewish ethnic identity most readily recognized by North Americans -- the culture of matzah balls, black-hatted Hasidim, and Yiddish -- originated in medieval Germany.
Prayer 101
The texts and practices of prayer, while broadly common to all Jewish communities, vary according to local customs, ethnic origins, and ideologies.