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Diwan
In Arab culture, a Diwan is an anthology of poems by one or several poets. In the…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Musical Traditions of the Ethiopian Jews
The dramatic immigration of the Ethiopian Jews from their country of origin to Israel in…
Ahavat ‘Olamim
Ahavat ‘olamim (Everlasting Love) is an original production based on a performance held…
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…
Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
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…
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
Research on the image of the Jew in eighteenth-century literature and theater has not…