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Contrafactum
… the 18 th and 19 th centuries, the Hassidim considered it a sacred task to transform secular texts into religious ones. …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… expressing the ambivalence between the pure love of the sacred and carnal love. Brandmann’s setting of the song is …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… guests. The liturgy seems to be the oldest layer of Karaite sacred poetry; it only contains a few variations on a … are a kind of opening for secular music to seep into the sacred poetry, both in Eastern Europe and in Egypt. Whereas … culture for generations, and remain to this day. Today, the sacred poetry of the Karaites is in the process of change …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… note by Edwin Seroussi : 'the irreverent reflecting on sacred liturgical texts such as ‘Al het in not necessarily a …
Steiger
A term in use in the European Jewish musical tradition to refer to the different modal…
Atah Ehad
… Oneg Shabbat: 'The great poet Bialik, remembering the sacred impressions which the Sabbath had made upon him in …
Had Gadya
Written in Aramaic, Had Gadya appears at the very end of the Passover Haggadah.…
Shir hama’alot - The umbilical cord between liturgical and domestic soundspheres in Ashkenazi culture
… home, and elevated the mealtime to a festive occasion with sacred meaning, beyond the mere consumption of food. …
Chasidic in America
… Hankus. “Secular Jewish Musical Expression – Is Nothing Sacred?” in Jewish Secularity: The Search for Roots and the … Netsky, “Secular Jewish Musical Expression – Is Nothing Sacred?” in Jewish Secularity: The Search for Roots and the …