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Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)

… as well as other songs according to the tradition of each community. The Hassidim, who lead part of these celebrations … and light their dwellings/ By the merits of etc. For the community in exile, my sister the bride/ Whom have you here …

Chasidic in America

… path often caused a rift with the leaders of the Jewish community, as many did not approve of their cantors becoming …

Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean

… רודריג 2000 Sephardi Jewry: a history of the Judeo-Spanish community, 14th-20th centuries . Berkeley: University of …

Shir hama’alot - The umbilical cord between liturgical and domestic soundspheres in Ashkenazi culture

… creating a typical sonority associated by members of the community to specific times within the liturgical year …

Coplas - Complas

… known. A Jewish repertoire composed by Jews for the Jewish community’s life, they are sung mostly by men, reading from …

Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German

… moving performance of the song by the cantor of the Jewish community in Basel, Sigmund Drujan-Bollag, took place during …

The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam

… by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of the Dutch Jewish community's most important structures. Its history and that of Amsterdam's Jewish community reflects the history of the entire Jewish community of the Netherlands. During the 16 th and 17 th …