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Klezmer (pl. Klezmorim)
Eastern-European Jewish folk musician, generally instrumentalist. Also used as modifier…
Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…
Mitsve Tants
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance.…
Minhah
Minha Service
The Minha service is held at twilight and is one of the three daily…
Ma'oz Tzur
Hymn sung in the synagogue or at home after the lighting of the Chanukah menorah. The…
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…
Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…
Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…