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Oh, Lovely Parrot!
For centuries, the Jewish women of Cochin have been singing Jewish songs in the…
A Terracotta at the Harvard Semitic Museum and Disc-holding Female Figures Reconsidered
Terracota figurine holding a disc, incl. good photo (plate 7a); article discusses…
Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Ofer Ronen
Ofer Ronen was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and at a young age moved to the northern…
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…
Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…