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An'im zemirot
A synagogue hymn recited at the end of the Musaf service on Shabbat. This hymn is also…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
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…
Brakha Tzefira
Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887,…
Anim Zemirot
The Piyyut 'Anim Zemirot,' also known as 'Shir HaKavod' (Song of Glory), appears in the…
Shir HaKavod
The Piyyut 'Anim Zemirot,' also known as 'Shir HaKavod' (Song of Glory), usually appears…
Had Gadya
Written in Aramaic, Had Gadya appears at the very end of the Passover Haggadah.…
Freylekhs (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Kosher-tants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
If you have ever searched for Hatikvah online, you were surely exposed to a barrage of…