08/09/2020
The Selichot – סליחות
The Selichot are penitential prayers in which the worshipper implores forgiveness to God for the sins committed. This tradition is based on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which have been, …
30/07/2020
The attitude of rabbis toward music
There are many testimonies concerning the attitude of rabbis toward music, scattered in the talmudic, midrashic and rabbinic literature.A careful attitude, and sometimes a radical opposition to any musical event, …
30/07/2020
Jewish music in France
This article which is written after Hervé Roten's research presents the Jewish musical practices in France …
18/06/2020
Cracow Klezmer Band / Bester Quartet
(Cracow) Bester Quartet is a Polish band from Cracow, created in 1997 under the name Cracow Klezmer Band …
28/05/2020
Cheikh Mwijo (1937-2020)
Cheikh Mwijo, whose proper name was Moshe Attias, was born in Meknes (Morocco) in 1937 and died in Kiryar Atta (Israel) on April 30, 2020. He was one of the …
19/05/2020
Chasidism and music
Chasidism, the mystic Jewish movement born in Eastern Europe in the middle of the 18th century, enabled the emergence of a lot of music aimed to transcend the impurities of this world …
14/05/2020
Jerusalem of gold, a song by Naomi Shemer
Jerusalem of gold (in Hebrew : ירושלים של זהב – Yerushalayim shel zahav) is the name of a popular Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967. It was first …
30/04/2020
Schwartz, Abe (1881-1963)
Abe (Abraham) Schwartz was one of the most famous and most recorded Jewish conductors in New York for decades. He was also a reknowned violonist for dance orchestras. His national …
26/04/2020
Lévy, Solly (1939-2020)
Tribute by Judith Cohen Solly Levy was born in Tangier (Morocco) on November 1st, 1939. He emigrated to Canada with his wife, Madeleine, and their first child, Eddy, in 1968. Upon …
11/04/2020
Shira u’tfila
Native of Belgrade, Shira u’tfila was founded in 2000 by Stefan Sablic (Asher Alkalay), singer and musician
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