Ades synagogue, 40 years ago (1/ 2)
Ades synagogue, 40 years ago (2/ 2)
The Bakashot (שירת הבקשות) are a collection of supplications, songs, and prayers that have been sung by the Sephardic Jewish community of Aleppo and other congregations for centuries each week on Shabbat
(Sabbath) morning from midnight until dawn. Usually they are recited
during the weeks of winter, when the nights are much longer. The
duration of the services is usually about four hours. The Ades Synagogue, Jerusalem, is the center of this practice today.
