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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…
Ades Synagogue
The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion…
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…
Tish
In Yiddish, Tish means table. In the Hasidic movement, the Tish is the public feast of…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
A term from the Kabbalah, that refers to a heavenly hall in which entrance is permitted…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of…
Ba'al Menagen\ Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in a Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in…
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
[1]The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably the most…
Kaddish
Kaddish is one of the most important and central parts of the Jewish liturgy. Most of it…