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Akdamut millin
A hymn that precedes the Torah blessing and the reading of the Torah on Shavuot.…
Maqam
Arabic term often translated as ‘mode’, ‘scale’, or ‘melody.’
Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Ahavat ‘Olamim
Ahavat ‘olamim (Everlasting Love) is an original production based on a performance held…
Cute Boy, Charming Girl
Cute Boy, Charming Girl: Children’s Songs of the Modern Hebrew Nation(1882-1948)…
The Tedeschian Community
[1]The Tedeschian Jews are Ashkenazi Jews who originated in Germany, and immigrated to…
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…
Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…