Tachanun
Sign in to saveA man reciting tachnun|thumb Tachanun (), also referred to as (), is a supplicatory and confessional component of () and (), the morning and afternoon prayer services of Judaism, respectively. The recitation of Tachanun follows the Amidah, the central part of the daily Jewish prayer services. It is also recited at the end of the Selichot service. It is omitted on Shabbat, Jewish holidays, and many other celebratory occasions (e.g., in the presence of a groom in the week following his marriage). Most traditions recite a longer prayer on Mondays and Thursdays.
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- Format
- Short Tachanun
- Long Tachanun
- History
- Days on which Tachanun is omitted
- References
- External links
A man reciting tachnun|thumb Tachanun (), also referred to as (), is a supplicatory and confessional component of () and (), the morning and afternoon prayer services of Judaism, respectively. The recitation of Tachanun follows the Amidah, the central part of the daily Jewish prayer services. It is also recited at the end of the Selichot service. It is omitted on Shabbat, Jewish holidays, and many other celebratory occasions (e.g., in the presence of a groom in the week following his marriage). Most traditions recite a longer prayer on Mondays and Thursdays.
==Format== There are two formats of Tachanun: a short and a long one. The long format is reserved for Monday and Thursday mornings, during which the Torah is chanted in the synagogue. The short format, recited on other weekday mornings and afternoons, consists of three (in some communities, two) short paragraphs.