hefsek

H4E1F4S1E1K5

noun

An interruption in the performance of a mitzvah, rendering it invalid.

OriginHebrew הפסק →
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Meanings

noun
  1. An interruption in the performance of a mitzvah, rendering it invalid.

    In order not to introduce a hefsayk (interruption) in the Zemirot section, some Sephardic congrgations recite the hymn either before Barukh She'amar or after the repetition of the Amidah.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 130

Origin

  1. Hebrewהפסק
  2. Englishhefsek

From Hebrew הפסק.

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