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Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Alfred Sendrey
Musician, conductor and musicologist Alfred Sendrey was born in 1884 in Budapest,…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Mitsve-tants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
Isaac Eliyahu Navon was born in Adrianpole (today Edirne) on May 17, 1859. His father,…
Israeli folksongs
* This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about Israeli folksongs by…
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… , or ‘Akedah ) has assumed an important function in Jewish religion and culture since Antiquity. This renowned … Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Another early example of such a musical … the present day. Finally, we see that even the power of religion is limited. The wane and near disappearance of the …
Rabbi Meir Eleazar Atiya
The Jewish Music Research Centre of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem mourns the…
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues: An introduction
Introducing the…