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Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of converting…
Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
Aziatskay garmoshka (lit. 'Asian accordion'; also called 'gar-mon' or 'ghumuz' in Juhuri…
Heikhal Hanegina (the Hall of Music)
A term from the Kabbalah, that refers to a heavenly hall in which entrance is permitted…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is…
Tish
In Yiddish, Tish means table. In the Hasidic movement, the Tish is the public feast of…
Admor
Admor is an acronym in Hebrew for 'Adonenu, Morenu Ve-Rabenu' (our master, our teacher,…