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The masoretic chant of the Bible
Added title page, contents and abstract in Hebrew
Zakef Gadol
Masoretic accent, meaning 'major raising' or 'full upright', placed above words in the…
Zakef Katan
Masoretic accent, meaning 'minor raising' or 'lesser upright', placed above words in the…
Zarka
Masoretic accent, meaning 'scatterer' used in the cantillation of the Bible and possibly…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Ades Synagogue
The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion…
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
This article shows the crystallization of the prayer and singing style known as “…
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
Introduction
Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, and other…