Editing Hallel (section)

==Occasions==
Hallel consists of six Psalms (113–118), which are recited as a unit, on joyous occasions<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ou.org/judaism-101/glossary/hallel-praise-g-d|title=Hallel - "Praise of G-d"|website=Orthodox Union|access-date=2019-09-18|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804232920/https://www.ou.org/judaism-101/glossary/hallel-praise-g-d/|url-status=live}}</ref> including the each day of the [[Three Pilgrimage Festivals]] ([[Passover]], [[Shavuot]], and [[Sukkot]]), as well as at [[Hanukkah]] and [[Rosh Chodesh]].

On all these occasions, Hallel is recited as part of the morning [[Shacharit]] prayer service, following the [[Amidah]]. In addition, it is recited in many communities during the evening prayers on the first (and, outside [[Israel]], second) night of Pesach; however, according to the original [[Nusach Ashkenaz]] it is not recited at this time, and thus it is not recited in communities such as [[Lithuanian Jews|Litvaks]] (although most Litvish communities in Israel do recite it) and [[Yekke]]s.  It is recited in all communities during the [[Passover Seder]] service. According to the [[Talmud]],<ref>Pesachim 116b</ref> there was a dispute between the [[Houses of Hillel and Shammai]] regarding the reading of Hallel during the Seder. According to the school of Shammai, only the first psalm (Ps. 113) should be read before the meal, whereas the school of Hillel advocated reading the first two psalms (Ps. 113 and 114). The remaining Psalms would be said after the [[Birkat Hamazon|Grace After Meals]] (as is usually the case, the [[halacha]] follows the school of Hillel).<ref>Shmuel Safrai and Ze'ev Safrai, ''Haggadah of the Sages'' (trans. Miriam Schlüsselberg; Jerusalem: Carta, 2009), 212. According to the Tosefta (Pes. 10:9[6])</ref>

On [[Rosh Hashanah]] and [[Yom Kippur]], Hallel is not said at all, because as the Talmud states: "Is it seemly for the king to be sitting on His Throne of Judgment, with the Books of Life and Death open before Him, and for the people to sing joyful praises to Him?"<ref>Arachin 10b</ref>

No Hallel is recited on [[Purim]], despite the fact that there was a miraculous salvation. The Talmud suggests three reasons for this:<ref>[https://www.sefaria.org/Megillah.14a.6 Megillah 14a]</ref>
* The miracle did not occur in the [[Land of Israel]] and, for "lesser" holidays, only those occurring in [[Israel]] merit the recitation of Hallel.
* The redemption was not complete: after the Miracle of Purim, Jews remained subjects of the [[Achaemenid Empire]] (whereas on Hanukkah, Jews gained their independence from the [[Seleucid Empire]]).
* Reading the [[Book of Esther]] is considered a form of Hallel.

Partial Hallel is recited on the last six days of Passover, and on [[Rosh Chodesh]]. On all other occasions when Hallel is recited, the text is the full Hallel.

Many Jewish communities, especially those which identify with [[religious Zionism]], recite Hallel on [[Independence Day (Israel)|Israeli Independence Day]] and some also recite it on [[Jerusalem Day]]. The [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel]] instructs Jews to recite Hallel during Israeli Independence Day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-religious-status-of-yom-haatzmaut/|title=The Religious Status of Yom Ha'atzmaut|access-date=2020-03-31|archive-date=2020-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509204714/https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-religious-status-of-yom-haatzmaut/|url-status=live}}</ref>