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Italian Nusach

Religious liturgy of the Italian Jews

The Italian Nusach^[a][b] is the ancient prayer rite (nusach) of the long-standing Italian Jewish (Italkim) community on the Italian Peninsula, used by Jews who are not of AshkenaziorSephardic origin.

The Italian nusach has been considered an offspring of the ancient Land of Israel minhag and it has similarities with the nusach of the Romaniote Jews of Greece and the Balkans. However, the documents discovered in Cairo Geniza reveal that the influence of Minhag Eretz IsraelonBenè Romì is less extensive than believed.^[1]

• On Friday nights, the Maariv Aravim and Emet VeEmunah blessings are recited using a special text for the Sabbath.
• Psalm 20 is not recited in between Ashrei and Uva letzion. Instead, it is recited as part of long Tachanun.
• On weekdays, the Torah is returned in between Ashrei and Uva letzion.
• Aleinu is never recited at Mincha.
• The words 'le'eila le'eila' are recited in every Kaddish.
• Kol Nidrei (Kol Nedarim) is recited in Hebrew, rather than in Aramaic.
• The 'Ve-hasieinu' prayer is recited in the prayers of Rosh Hashanah.
• Kedushah opens in all prayers (including Shacharit and Mincha) with the "Keter" form.

• Italian Jews

• Scan of the 1485 edition of the Italian Machzor from the website of the National Library of Israel
• Scan of the 1540 Kimha De-avishuna Machzor from the website of the National Library of Israel
• Machzor Shadal 1856 from the website of the National Library of Israel
• Siddur Bnei Romi Archived 2016-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Siddurim and Machzorim of the Italian synagogue in Jerusalem
• "Aspetti peculiari del minhàg italiano" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine by Rabbi Alberto Somekh
• The Italian-Jewish Liturgy
• The Italian Rite