Ashkenazi Jewish culture

receptacle which contains a synagogue's Torah scrolls

dialect of Hebrew

thumb|1902 postcard showing a badkhn addressing a bride at a Jewish wedding A badchen or badkhn (, pronounced and sometimes written batkhn) is a type of Ashkenazic Jewish professional wedding entertainer, poet, sacred clown, and master of ceremonies originating in Eastern Europe, with a history dating back to at least the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The badkhn was an indispensable part of the traditional Jewish wedding in Europe who guided the bride and groom through the stages of the ceremony, acted as master of ceremonies, and sang to the bride, groom and in-laws with the accompaniment

Jewish paryer poem

Hebrew name for Christmas Eve

thumb|right|Yahrzeit candles are commonly lit on the days when Yizkor is recited. Hazkarat Neshamot (), commonly known by its opening word Yizkor (), is an Ashkenazi Jewish memorial prayer service for the dead. It is an important occasion for many Jews, even those who do not attend synagogue regularly. In most Ashkenazi communities, it is held after the Torah reading four times a year: on Yom Kippur, on the final day of Passover, on the second day of Shavuot, and on Shemini Atzeret.

religious liturgy of Askhenazi Jews