The Music of Jewish Life

FOR CENTURIES NOW, the Babylonian Talmud has been generally regarded, by friend and foe alike, as the foundational document of Judaism — this term itself being something of an anachronism. Talmudic study — its melodies, rhythms, and counterpoints — has been the music of Jewish life, providing the background tunes for even the most everyday […]

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