kedushah

plural kedushahs · alternative kedushshah

1. JudaismcountableuncountableAny of several prayers involving the recitation of the biblical verses Isaiah 6:3 and Ezekiel 3:12.

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   Repetition of the tefillah by the Reader, with the addition of Kedushah before the third paragraph, and the Priests' Blessing before the last paragraph, of the tefillah. The Kedushah, "Proclamation of the Holiness of God," is based on the visions of Isa. vi. and of Ezek. iii., with citation of three verses, Isa. vi. 3, Ezek. ii. 12, and Ps. cxlvi. 10, in which the Holiness, Glory, and Kingdom of God are proclaimed.

   1891, Michael Friedländer, “Our Duties”, in The Jewish Religion, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., page 442

2. JudaismcountableuncountableHoliness, sanctity.

   According to the Torah, all people are required to be morally good, but Jews are additionally required to protect the border that kedushah creates around us.

   2021 06, Eli L. Garfinkel, The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 210

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   When we sing this melody [Napoleon's March], are we singing a non-Jewish melody? Of course not! We have accepted it and even given it a degree of k'dusha (holiness) by attaching it to a liturgical text.

   2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 208