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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,…

The Tedeschian Community
[1]The Tedeschian Jews are Ashkenazi Jews who originated in Germany, and immigrated to…
Ades Synagogue
The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion…

Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
Yuval - Studies of the Jewish Music Research Center, vol. 5 - The Abraham Zvi Idelsohn Memorial Volume
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This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: "Hava…
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…