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Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
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Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…
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Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…
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Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
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Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
A term from the Kabbalah, that refers to a heavenly hall in which entrance is permitted…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in…
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Shabbat Hamalcah
Directed by Ilan Eldad
This somewhat surreal film, inspired by Jewish writers Haim…
Stan Getz: A Musical Odyssey
Directed by Herbert Dorfman
Documentary about jazz saxaphonist Stan Getz's three…