Music
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007Jewish music provides a perspective that text can’t: The music that appeals to different Jewish communities is often deeply indicative of larger social and religious values. When the “high tradition” of choral synagogue music developed in nineteenth century Europe, for example, it reflected certain notions of both decorum and God’s transcendence. Now a website has collected a large number of Hebrew songs, many if not most liturgical. See “An Invitation to Piyut.”
