▁▁▁ ▁Over view ▁of ▁World ▁Relig ions ▁ ▁* ▁Category : Un ited ▁and ▁unit ing ▁churches ▁Germany ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁Category : Christ ian ▁organizations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁T ikk un ▁Ch atz ot ▁( , ▁lit . ▁" M id night ▁Rect ification "), ▁also ▁sp elled ▁T ikk un ▁Ch atz os , ▁is ▁a ▁Jewish ▁rit ual ▁prayer ▁rec ited ▁each ▁night ▁after ▁mid night ▁as ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁m our ning ▁and ▁l ament ation ▁over ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁univers ally ▁observed , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁popular ▁among ▁Se ph ardi ▁and ▁Has id ic ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁custom ▁The ▁Tal m ud ic ▁s ages ▁wrote ▁that ▁every ▁Jew ▁should ▁m ourn ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Temple . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁mid night ▁time ▁for ▁prayer ▁and ▁study ▁lies ▁in ▁Ps alm ▁ 1 1 9 : 6 2 , ▁attributed ▁to ▁David : ▁" At ▁mid night ▁I ▁will ▁rise ▁to ▁give ▁thanks ▁unto ▁thee ." ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁David ▁was ▁satisfied ▁with ▁only ▁" si xty ▁breath s ▁of ▁sleep " ▁( S uk k . ▁ 2 6 b ), ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁pray ▁and ▁study ▁Tor ah ▁at ▁mid night . ▁The ▁custom ▁was ▁fixed ▁as ▁a ▁binding ▁Hal ak ha . ▁ ▁At