Yigdal

American  

[yig-dahl, yeeg-] / yɪgˈdɑl, yig- /

noun

Judaism.

1. a liturgical prayer or hymn expressing the faith of Israel in God, usually sung responsively by the cantor and congregation at the close of the evening service on the Sabbath and festivals.

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Etymology

Origin of Yigdal

From the Hebrew word yighdal may He be magnified

Example Sentences

But he could sing, started lessons at 7, and in short order was transfixing the congregation at his local shul with his rendition of yigdal at Shabbos service on Friday nights.

From New York Times

Last week the First Unitarian Congregation set what it believed was another precedent: it invited two rabbis to help ordain Member James Ziglar Hanner to the Unitarian ministry, closed the ordination service with the medieval Hebrew hymn Yigdal, sung in English.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lyon, a noted Jewish musician and vocalist, was chorister of this London Synagogue during the latter part of the 18th century and the Yigdal was a portion of the Hebrew Liturgy composed in medieval times, it is said, by Daniel Ben Judah.

From Project Gutenberg

I have told you over and over again you confound the air of the Passover Yigdal with the New Year ditto.

From Project Gutenberg

And if I do sing the Passover Yigdal instead of the New Year, have I not reason, seeing I have no bread in the house?

From Project Gutenberg