Mendelssohn and Mahler represent the attempts of Jewish composers to assimilate into their German or Austrian surroundings. Although originating from different surroundings and backgrounds their...
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance. It is performed today as the final ceremony of a Hassidic wedding, after the...
The system that defines the musical and liturgical practices of the Ashkenazi synagogue also delineates various degrees of freedom as to how the prayers are sung. In North America these practices...