Notes per month

This page is in development.
It will be filled during the year, month by month

Recordings: SE, JBS, RV....

Nissan	Menachem Av	Kislev
Iyar	Elul	Teveth
Sivan	Tishri	Shevat
Tammuz	Heshvan	Adar

General

The rabbinate of the Amsterdam Sephardi Community has ordered to add after פיטום הקטורת a special prayer (תפילה למגפה) during the Corona epidemic, as can be found in 17th century prayer books. Some Ashkenazi synagogues adopted this and say it on Shabbat morning after Musaph. The text for the epidemic was made it available by Mr. Godschalk.

On working days, end of חזרת הש"צ (NE: N. Elburg; Amsterdam)

	on days with תחנון
	on days without תחנון
	when followed by הלל

In Amsterdam, שומר ישראל is only said on public fasts. In Rotterdam it is said whenever techiniot are said (recording M. Godschalk). See Tal for Utrecht page 19 §53 and Maarsen for The Hague page 2 article 7

שלום רב mincha Friday and in general when there is no Tachanun (R. Vis)

שחרית שבת בשלח

שחרית לשבת ברית מילה

שחרית לשבת חתן

מעריב לחול ליום חגיגי H. Bloemendal for Chanuka and Purim

If mincha is followed directly by ma'ariv, עלינו of mincha is omitted, else it is said. But in Amsterdam, there is no kaddish after this עלינו.

During shacharit, if there is a berit mila, וכרות עמו הברית till the end of the שירה is recited line by line by the moheel and the sandak (first few words are missing on the recording) and צור ישראל is sung by the chazzan in a special melody. This צור ישראל melody is also used when there is a chatan. (NE). When there is a chatan, 7 candles are lit during shacharit.

On Matnat Yad (last day of Yom Tov) יזכר is said. About the question if those who still have their parents alive should stay in shul or go out there is no consensus. Some remember they would stay in, others claim they would leave. Veder writes on page 41 that it would be unthinkable that children would leave the shul, and this would have been seen as disrespect to the dead. Minhage Amsterdam (page 47 note 7) writes that "ביזכור יוצא מי שיש לו עוד הורים מיבהכ"נ", based on a note from Parser. Possibly Veder refers to the old minhag, whilst Parser refers to what most do today. Recently rabbi B.S Hamburger, who is a known expert on Ashkenazi minhagim, confirmed to me that the old Ashkenazi minhag definitively was not to leave the shul.

אופן לך א'לים שבת ראש חודש (Rotterdam)

Sheet music for various Working day melodies can be found on the Stern page.

Nissan

	ברכת החודש on the Pesach melody, יחדשהו ניסן; other recording: יחדשהו Bloemendal H
	In some kehilot אמר רבי אלעזר is sung on Shabbat Hagadol, as an introduction to the Shabbat Hagadol derasha ("halachische voordracht")
	On the shabbat before Pesach reciting of הכל יודוך (one line chazzan, one line tsibur) starts.
	ממצרים גאלתנו shabbat shira & 7th day of Pesach
	Bloemendal Sedernight
	תפילות לרגלים
	פסח שיר המעלות
	יוצר Pesach 1^stday : Ravensvade
	קדיש after שיר השירים 1^stor 2^nd day Pesach
	On Chol Hamoed Pesach the congregants take off the tefillin before Hallel. The chazzan takes them off before the reading of the 2nd Sefer.

Omer

There are special melodies for על הראשונים, יגדלand קדושה מוסף for the Omer period.
על הראשונים for Amsterdam; על הראשונים when piyutim are recited, Mossel.

לכה דודי for the Omer Bloemendal H

קדושה מוסף Bloermendal H

Iyar

	יחדשהו H Bloemendal H
	יחדשהו R. Vis

Sivan

	יחדשהו סיון, other recording: יחדשהו Bloemendal H: סיון
	אב הרחמים - shabbat before Shavuot Bloemendal H
	תפילות לרגלים
	אקדמות
	שבועות שיר המעלות
	קדיש after מגילת רות 2^nd day Shavuot
	Errata list machzor Rosenberg/Dasberg.

Tammuz

	יחדשהו H. Bloemendal
	יחדשהו R Vis

בין המצרים (the "three weeks": 17 Tammuz-9Av)

Selichot of 17 Tammuz:
The pages refer to the Rödelheim edition הסליחות לכל השנה לפי מנהג האשכנזים 1885. The recoding was made on 17 tammuz 5782 in the Amsterdam JCC synagogue, by chazzan Mr. J. Elburg.
Complete live recording.
Indexed recording (silent reading removed)

Tefilla	page
Beginning from bircat סלח לנו in the Amida Main part till Mizmor Pizmon Main part continued General ending Bircat עננו (H. Loonstein) שומר ישראל (end of תחנון, for every fast; H. Loonstein)	6-8 292-296 296-297 297-299 14-18

Specials in the three weeks

During the three weeks some texts are sung using the "Eicha" melody
For a full list, including differences between various synagogues and places, see annex. Some examples from the list: JBS nrs 2 & 7 M. Godschalk nrs 5 & 6
See also Minhage Utrecht pages 83-84 §406

יראו ענינו in the three weeks, rav I Vorst

There is a special melody for לכה דודי the first two shabbatot of the three weeks (discussion) recording: Bloemendal H: First two, Last

There are special melodies for על הראשונים & יגדל, קדושה מוסף for the three weeks,
על הראשונים Amsterdam, Bloemendal H; על הראשונים when piyutim are recited, Mossel; על הראשונים, van Ravenswade
קדושה מוסף Bloemendal H; קדושה - מוסף Mossel
על הראשונים for Amstelveen (Groenewoudt; mix Rotterdam & Amsterdam) & recording יגדל

בין המצרים שיר המעלות: Elzas, Asscher,

(Menachem) Av

In the Bircat hachodesh, this month is announced as "Av" or "Menachem Av", deepening on the minhag. The RAS notes say "Av", the Utrecht and Veder notes say "Menachem Av" (see respectively RAS, Veder page 73 & Utrecht page 51, paragraph 158)

ברכת החודש on the melody of אלי ציון Bloemendal H, or other melody Seijfers: יחדשהו

שבת חזון:

ליל שבת חזון לכה דודי - Bloemendal H;
Note: the recording has the couplets לכה דודי and זכור ושמור and התעוררי. Couplets 1-4 & 9 are similar to זכור ושמור. Couplets 5 t/m 8 are sung on the melody of התעוררי, the melody of אלי ציון.

In ome synagogues the whole is sung like התעוררי, the melody of אלי ציון

לכה דודי melody אלי ציון - Seijfers

ליל שבת חזון: יגדל - van Creveld

ליל שבת מגן אבות - Bloemendal H

אב הרחמים לפני מוסף - van Creveld den Haag

אב הרחמים לפני מוסף - Bloemendal H

Mossel:

	לכה דודי
	מגן אבות
	הכל יודוך
	פיוט - אהבה
	על הראשונים
	פיוט - זולת
	קדושה - מוסף

תפילות לתשעה באב,

RAS (Schuster), Elzas & Bloemendal H

Vis, evening: בליל זה, morning: אאדה עד חוג שמים
בליל זה: Fiszel Mak, 2e chazzan and sjochet, Rotterdam; melody can also be used for התעוררי + next 3 verses in לכה דודי on sjabbat chazon and in שיר המעלות for ברכת המזון in the 3 weeks.
אאדה עד חוג שמים, kina 6, J.I. Cohen, Groninger melody

Bio: קרבות שחרית

Mossel (numbers in the mp3 filename refers to the page number in Polak & van Ameringen, 5628-1868)

	Evening: מעריב, השיבנו, זכור ה', אתה ה', על טלה ועל אלה, בליל זה, אז בחטאינו, שכחנו שבת, תרחם ציון
	Morning: פסוקי דזמרה, חזרה אבות, חזרה גבורות, כי תוליד, שבת סורו, אם תאכלנה, ואתאונן, ציון הלא תשאלי

אלי ציון live recording JCC shul 2022 (Kinot P&vA page 242-243)

תרחם ציון live recording JCC shul 2022 (Kinot P&vA page 246)

תפילות לשבת נחמו

	יוצר, אופן - Mossel (the Hage)
	אופן - Seijfers (Rotterdam)
	אופן - Bloemendal H (Amsterdam)

Elul

ברכת החודש on the melody of Rosh Hasahana, יחדשהו אלול; יחדשהו Bloemendal H: אלול

The Shofar is blown, starting Mincha the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul (which is 30 AV) till Mincha before the eve of Rosh Hashanah. It is blown after Shacharit and after Mincha, but if Mincha and Ma'ariv are prayed together, the blowing will take place after Ma'ariv. Mincha Friday there is no blowing.
Sample of Shofar blowing by D. Elburg.

Selichot:
The pages refer to the Rödelheim edition הסליחות לכל השנה לפי מנהג האשכנזים 1885. The main recoding was made on Friday 3 September 2021 - 26 Elul 5781 in the Amsterdam JCC synagogue, by chazzan Mr., H. Loonstein.
Complete live recording.
The other recordings were made in the same shul that same year by: EB - Eli Bio; MG - Moshe Godschalk; NE - Nafti Elburg; JE - Jishai Elburg. MG recorded the missing pizmonim in December 2022.
Indexed recording (silent reading removed)

Tefilla	page
Opening all days אדון עולם שמע תפילה	3 3-8
Selichot before Rosh Hashana Selichot for the 1st day (Saturday night) - pizmon (MG) (*) Selichot for the 2nd day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for the 3rd day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for the 4th day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for the 5th day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for the 6th day - beginning, pizmon Selichot for the 7th day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for Erev Rosh Hashana - pizmon (MG) Shortening on the eve of RH: see list and Excel and Rotterdam	12 25 33 40 47 50-55; 55 63 90
Selichot Yeme Teshuva Selichot for Tsom Gedalya - pizmon (NE) Selichot for the 2nd day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for the 3rd day - pizmon (JE) Selichot for the 4th day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for the 5th day - pizmon (MG) Selichot for Erev Yom Kippur - pizmon (EB) & pizmon (MG) Shortening on the eve of YK:: see list and Excel The pizmon of Neila on Yom Kippur (Machzor 'Atirat Jitschak part 2, page 897-901) is composed of the first lines of the pizmonim from the selichot of the preceding days . Each line is sung by the chazzan in the melody which was used during the selichot days. (This statement in the Machzor is actually not accurate. There are 13 lines in the pizmon, referring to the יג מדות, but 14 daily pizmonim. Further, some daily pizmonim are not used, e.g. from Tsom Gedalya, and some are taken from pizmonim which do not exist in our nusach, e.g. the sixth line. More on this by Meir van Rijk) Recording H. Bloemendal and his son, M. Bloemendal.	111 126 139 154 168 203
Closing all days זכור לנו מכניסי רחמים	14-20 20-22

(*) At the end of the pizmon, the first line is repeated by the chazzan and the congregants.
See also RAS and Mossel

	Last words of the קדיש before the עמידה Friday night and before מוסף: on the melody of Rosh Hsahana (not done on shabbat Shuba).
	On the shabbat before the first סליחות: reciting of הכל יודוך (one line chazzan, one line tsibur) finishes.
	During the selichot, one chazzan is appointed for ma'ariv in the evening, selichot, shacharit and mincha the following day. For the next 'round' another chazzan may be appointed. An aveel can be chazzan only if he takes all services, including the selichot. recordings: Mossel, RAS.
	On the shabbat before Rosh Hashana, the chazzan recites the מי שברך לגבאים after the Tora reading

Tishri

Shofar blowing, as done in Amsterdam plus recording of the single 4 tones.

Typical Dutch Ashkenazi shofarot

ראש השנה שיר המעלות

תפילות לראש השנה

שבת שובה Bloemendal H

	לכה דוד
	יגדל
	אופן - Seijfers
	In some kehilot אמר רבי אלעזר is sung on this shabbat, as an introduction to the Shabbat Shuva derasha ("halachische voordracht")

תפילות ליום הכיפורים

אשנמו בגדנו melody The Hague (P. Jacobs) and by I van Creveld

תפילות לרגלים

In Amsterdam, on the the first day on Succot the chazzan recites the מי שברך לחתנים after the Tora reading, if they are known. In Rotterdam, this is recited on כל נדרי, before בישיבה של מעלה, with a different text.

On Chol Hamoed Succot all take off the tefillin before the beracha on the Lulav.

סוכות שיר המעלות

שמיני עצרת שיר המעלות

שמחת תורה

	שיר המעלות
	Reading of the חתן תורה
	Reading of the חתן בראשית
	העלאת חתן תורה and קריאה לחתן תורה

"Sieben Farben kaddish", קדיש שלם, used on שמחת תורה evening and morning. It is called "Sieben Farben" because it combines the melodies of all seven chagim. A comparison of all melodies can be found here.

Elzas

Vleeschhouwer,

	sheet music Stern page 4 nr 91
	recorded by Seijfers
	recorded by Colthof

de Haas

Modijefsky

H. Bloemendal

M. Bloemendal (modernized with יום העצמאות)

M. van Praag (see also webpage)

M. Moskovits (son of Chazzan B. Moskovits)

Basel - Switzerland version, recorded by chazzan Lang. They call it "Jahreskaddisch" (Kaddish of the year).

Heshvan

	In the Bircat hachodesh, this month is announced as "MarChesvan", see also (menachem) Av
	יחדשהו 1^stmelody and 2^nd melody Bloemendal H

Kislev

ברכת החודש on the melody of מעוז צור, יחדשהו כסלי; יחדשהו Bloemendal H: כסליו

והוא רחום for Hanuka (and Purim), R. Vis

יראו ענינו Hanuka evenings Rotterdam melody
יראו ענינו Hanuka evenings Amsterdam melody (HGWDT)

מעריב חנוכה (?) S. Waterman

מעריב לחול ליום חגיגי H. Bloemendal for Chanuka and Purim

Lighting the chanukia:

	Berachot when lighting the Chanoeka (RV) according to Vleeschouwer
	הנרות הללו Rotterdam van Dijk and Filarski
	על הנסים H Bloemendaal
	Berachot lighting the Chanukia M. Bloemendal
	Berachot lighting the Chanuika in front of the Russian Embassy in the Hague, mid 1970's. M. Mossel. The melody is from Vleeschouwer, see above

מעריב ma'ariv live recordings:

	Amsterdam RAS 2016 at Shabbat end (M. Bloemendal), therefore lighting after ma'ariv
	Amstelveen 2019 (HGWDT), lighting before ma'ariv (according to the Amsterdam minhag)
	Amsterdam JCC 2022 (R. Vis)

שיר המעלות לשבת חנוכה Caneel

Teveth

יחדשהו Bloemendal H

יראו ענינו Hanuka evenings

Shabbat Hanuka Piyutim:

	chanoeka inleiding,
	שני זתים,

Selichot of 10 Tevet:
The pages refer to the Rödelheim edition הסליחות לכל השנה לפי מנהג האשכנזים 1885. The recoding was made on 10 tevet 578x in the Amsterdam JCC synagogue, by chazzan xxx.
Complete live recording.
Indexed recording (silent reading removed)
Although these Selichot should be said in the Amida, for practical reasons (mid winder, so very late start), some synagogues say them before Shacharit, as done the in Elul.

Tefilla	page
Beginning from bircat סלח לנו in the Amida Main part till Mizmor Pizmon Main part continued General ending Bircat עננו (H. Loonstein) שומר ישראל (end of תחנון, for every fast; H. Loonstein)	6-8 280-283 283-284 284-285 14-18

Shevat

	יחדשהו Bloemendal H
	ממצרים גאלתנו shabbat shira & 7th day of Pesach
	Pyutim מוסף יוצרות שבת שקלים
	פרשת שקלים deel 1- שחרית & deel 2- מוסף

Adar

יחדשהו Bloemendal H: אדר ראשון ושני

קרבות שבת זכור

Selichot ta'anit Esther:
The pages refer to the Rödelheim edition הסליחות לכל השנה לפי מנהג האשכנזים 1885. The main recoding was made on Taanit Esther 5782 in the Amsterdam JCC synagogue, by chazzan Mr., H. Loonstein.
Complete live recording.
Indexed recording (silent reading removed)

Tefilla	page
Beginning from bircat סלח לנו in the Amida Main part General ending Taanit Esther ending part General ending continued Bircat עננו שומר ישראל (end of תחנון, for every fast)	6-8 286-291 12-13 291 14-18

מעריב פורים - Waterman

מעריב לחול ליום חגיגי H. Bloemendal for Chanuka and Purim

והוא רחום for Purim (and Hanuka), R. Vis

קדיש evening before amida and morning after Layening - W van Dijk; live recording in JCC shul Purim 5782
קדיש - Bloemendal

מגילת אסתר

Repetition Amida with Krovot (siddur Dasberg, page 341-434) - W van Dijk, Lekstraat, live recording in JCC shul Purim 5782
Bloemendal