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Diversity Within Unity - On Musical Traditions of Jewish Communities in Israel
This article elucidates the old lithurgical and semi lithurgical traditions of music and…
Az europai felvilagosodas hatasa a zsido liturgikus zenere [The influence of the European Enlightenment on Jewish liturgical music]
Jewish religious life and religious music experienced a revival in 19th-c. Europe, much…
The Mogen Ovos Mode: a Study in Folklore
Singing the prayer magen avot, the abbreviated repetition of Sabbath-eve amidah, is an…
Badhan
Hebrew lit. entertainer. A merrymaker, rhymester, and musician who entertains primarily…
Mitsve Tants
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance.…
Minhah
Minha Service
The Minha service is held at twilight and is one of the three daily…
Kol Nidrei
Lit. ‘all vows.’ The evening services which opens the Day of Atonement, declaring an…
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
Hasidism
A movement within Judaism founded by Rabbi Israel Eliezer Baal Shem Tov in the second…
Haggadah
Lit. “telling.” The Haggadah is a set of prayers, midrashic commentaries and psalms…