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Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
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…
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
[1]The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably the most…
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Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
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Steiger
A term in use in the European Jewish musical tradition to refer to the different modal…
Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in the…
Communal singing
* This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about communal singing, by…