hefsek
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hefsek
- 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.