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Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Zarka
Masoretic accent, meaning 'scatterer' used in the cantillation of the Bible and possibly…
Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
Kolomeyke (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Ofer Ronen
Ofer Ronen was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and at a young age moved to the northern…
Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music Research Center, vol. 5 - The Abraham Zvi Idelsohn Memorial Volume
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This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: "Hava…
The Tedeschian Community
[1]The Tedeschian Jews are Ashkenazi Jews who originated in Germany, and immigrated to…
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…
Kedusha
A responsorial prayer segment from the third benediction of Hazarat Hashatz recited by…