Piyyut
A musical expert joins us to chat about one of the most important and unique figures in the world of Jewish music, and share some of his most captivating songs.
An illuminated manuscript reflecting the Roman Jewish rite.
Liturgical tributes to the Hasmoneans in 7th-century Palestine.
The two cultures of Moroccan Jewry.
It was popular music then, and can be now.
The competition for top cantor.
Negotiating for a country home, a classical singer and cantor uncovers traces of Italian Jewry’s medieval golden age.
Publishing prayers and rituals for the first time.
Ancient dirges attributed to Esther.
Aryeh Tepper, an American-born scholar and writer, discusses the musical traditions of Jews from Islamic lands, contemporary Mizrahi popular music in Israel, and his own,. . .