This hymn, based on Maimonides' 13 principles of faith, is often sung at the conclusion of Friday night services.
Yigdal is a hymn often sung at the conclusion of Friday night services. The prayer is a poetic adaptation of Maimonides’ 13 principles of faith.
In this video, Sarah Wolf demonstrates how to sing Yigdal:
Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.
The pursuit of proper kavanah, the Hebrew term for directed attention, has long concerned Jewish thinkers.
Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?