… 1. In Temple and talmudic days, the hazzan was a general communal … today is similar in many modern congregations, though major reforms have been introduced to the tradition (only in …

Introduction It is November 15, 2016 and I am sitting in a car, driving on a mountain…

… In the Temple service the Priestly Blessing was pronounced by the …

Nashid by Yehosef, signed Yehosef Haqatan. An exhortation to read the Bible, the Mishnah…

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

… Literally, it refers to the closing of the gates of the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times, since Ne’ilah was said at the time when the Temple gates were being closed. There is also a spiritual …

… World War II. Afterward he began to serve as a cantor at Temple Beth-El in Rockaway Park, New York. With outbreak of … the cantorial profession. His first cantorial post was at Temple Beth El in Rockaway Park, Long Island New York, where … war he came to Lynn and served for 32 years as Cantor of Temple Beth El of Lynn and later of Swampscott. He then …

Directed by Lena Chapman Tofa'a is an all female Hareidi rock band. Their leader is…