hefsek

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew הפסק.

Noun[edit]

hefsek

  1. An interruption in the performance of a mitzvah, rendering it invalid.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 130:
      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.