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Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
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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…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
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Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Ba'al Menagen\ Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in a Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in…
Tipat Mazal (A Bit of Luck)
This film is directed by and stars Ze'ev Ravach. It is about Zuzu, a popular Jewish…
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A Free People
Directed by Michael Elkins
In this film about immigration to Israel from Europe and…
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and…