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Mussaf
thumb | right | alt=Western Wall, Jerusalem | Western Wall, Jerusalem Mussaf (, also spelled Musaf or Musof) is a Jewish prayer service that is recited on Shabbat, Jewish holidays, Chol Hamoed, and Rosh Chodesh in addition to the three other services religious Jews recite daily: Shacharit (morning), Mincha (afternoon), and Maariv (evening). It is traditionally combined with Shacharit when recited. In contemporary Hebrew, the word may also signify a newspaper supplement.
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Beliefs of movements
- Orthodox
- Conservative
- Reform
- Mussaf by day
- Rosh Chodesh
- Rosh Hashanah
- Simchat Torah
- Prayers included on the Sabbath
- Women
- Offerings
- See also
- References
thumb | right | alt=Western Wall, Jerusalem | Western Wall, Jerusalem Mussaf (, also spelled Musaf or Musof) is a Jewish prayer service that is recited on Shabbat, Jewish holidays, Chol Hamoed, and Rosh Chodesh in addition to the three other services religious Jews recite daily: Shacharit (morning), Mincha (afternoon), and Maariv (evening). It is traditionally combined with Shacharit when recited. In contemporary Hebrew, the word may also signify a newspaper supplement.
During the days of the Temple in Jerusalem, additional sacrificial offerings were given on Shabbat, festival, days Rosh Chodesh, and Chol Hamoed; in the absence of sacrifices, Mussaf were likely instituted between the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE and the end of the Mishnaic period.