chazaras hashatz

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Pronunciations

chazaras hashatz (khah-zah-RAHS hah-SHAHTS) listen
chazarat hashatz (khah-zah-RAHT hah-SHAHTS) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Don't go to the bathroom during chazarat hashatz! You'll miss the kedusha."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • חזרת הש״ץ 'repetition of the shatz'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      chazoras hashatz, chazarat hashatz, chazarat hashats, chazoras hashats, chazaras hashats

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