Spanish and Portuguese Jews — are a distinctive sub group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the crypto Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on. These… … Wikipedia
Hazzan — This article is about the Jewish musician. For people named Hazan or Chazan, see Hazan (disambiguation). Cantor concert in the Vienna Stadttempel synagogue … Wikipedia
ḤAZZAN — (pl. Ḥazzanim) (Heb. חַזָּנִים ,חַזָּן), cantor officiating in a synagogue; used in this specific sense since the Middle Ages. History of Role and Function The word frequently occurs in talmudic sources, where it denotes various types of communal … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Joel Rubin — is a Jewish musician known for being a leading performer of klezmer music.He studied with Richard Stoltzman and Kalmen Opperman, attended the California Institute of the Arts and received a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase.… … Wikipedia
Joel Rubin — (* 14. Oktober 1955 in Los Angeles) ist ein US amerikanischer Klarinettist und Klezmermusiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Liste mit Veröffentlichungen 3 Aufnahmen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Talmud — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) … Wikipedia
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BOOKPLATES — BOOKPLATES, labels, usually inside book covers, indicating the owner of the books. The earliest ex libris with Hebrew wording were made for non Jews. One of the first bookplates was made by Albrecht Duerer for Willibald Pirkheimer (c. 1504) with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN HEBREW — Origins The origins of modern Hebrew calligraphy can be found in two ways. One can seek its sources in Hebrew scribal traditions, or one can see it as part of the international revival of calligraphy as an art form, a movement that has grown… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
