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The Tedeschian Community
[1]The Tedeschian Jews are Ashkenazi Jews who originated in Germany, and immigrated to…
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…
Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is…
Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
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…
Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
Aziatskay garmoshka (lit. 'Asian accordion'; also called 'gar-mon' or 'ghumuz' in Juhuri…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of converting…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…