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Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…
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Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
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Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
Aziatskay garmoshka (lit. 'Asian accordion'; also called 'gar-mon' or 'ghumuz' in Juhuri…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
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Ne’ilah
Nei’la is the fifth and last service of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). In contrast to…
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
[1]The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably the most…
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Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…
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Falashas No More
Produced by Helen Marmor
In 1984 a vast operation, known as Operation Moses,…
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Inventing Jewish Music
One of the first attempts to trace the archaeology of the concept of Jewish music in…