13/01/2021
Shabbat songs
The Shabbat, the day of rest, is a very important event of Jewish life. And the songs that rhythm this particular day hold a major place, at the synagogue as …
05/01/2021
Zaraï, Rika (1938 – 2020)
Rika Zaraï, born under the name Rivka Gozman, was born on February 19,1938, in Jerusalem, in Palestine. Her father was a Russian from Odessa and her mother was a Pole …
01/12/2020
Goldenshteyn, German (1934-2006)
German Goldenshteyn was born in 1934 in Otaci (in Bessarabia), formerly in Rumania, a part of today’s Moldova. During the second world war, Rumania fought with the Axis forces (Germany, …
18/11/2020
Polyphonies Hébraïques de Strasbourg
(Strasbourg, France) The Polyphonies Hébraïques de Strasbourg is a mixed interfaith vocal ensemble. To sing in this choir, it is not necessary to know solfeggio or Hebrew …
13/10/2020
Loeb, Robert (1903-1965)
Robert LOEB, (whose Hebrew name is Eliezer Ben Hachover Moshe) was born on April 7, 1903 in Basel, in Switzerland, from Alsatian parents, Moses Loeb, born in Duppigheim and Mathilde …
08/10/2020
Thoughts about the sung Torah
Jean-Philippe Amar studies in the University of Paris IV Sorbonne and prepares a PhD on the cantilation of the Thora the Jewish communities of Paris. The reading of the Torah, …
29/09/2020
Weich-Shahak, Susana
Born in Argentina, Susana Weich-Shahak lives in Israel since 1958. After having obtained a license and a master’s degree in musicology and piano at the Conservatorio Nacional de Buenos Aires …
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 …
