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  2. Klezmer - Wikipedia

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    Klezmer ( Yiddish: קלעזמער or כּלי־זמר) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. [1] The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for listening; these would have been played at weddings and other social functions.

  3. Hava Nagila - Wikipedia

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    History. "Hava Nagila" is one of the first modern Jewish folk songs in the Hebrew language. It went on to become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and bar / bat (b'nei) mitzvah celebrations. The melody is based on a Hassidic Nigun. [ 1] It was composed in 1918 to celebrate the Balfour Declaration and the British victory over the ...

  4. Sephardic music - Wikipedia

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    Sephardic music is an umbrella term used to refer to the music of the Sephardic Jewish community. Sephardic Jews have a diverse repertoire the origins of which center primarily around the Mediterranean basin. In the secular tradition, material is usually sung in dialects of Judeo-Spanish, though other languages including Hebrew, Turkish, Greek ...

  5. Jewish music - Wikipedia

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    Jewish music is the music and melodies of the Jewish people. There exist both traditions of religious music, as sung at the synagogue and domestic prayers, and of secular music, such as klezmer . While some elements of Jewish music may originate in biblical times ( Biblical music ), differences of rhythm and sound can be found among later ...

  6. Erev Shel Shoshanim - Wikipedia

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    Erev Shel Shoshanim. " Erev Shel Shoshanim " (English: Evening of Lilies or Evening of Roses; the Hebrew word shoshana has been identified with both flowers [1]) is a poetic Hebrew love song. Its melody is often used as wedding music in Jewish weddings. It is well known within Israeli and Jewish music circles and throughout the Middle East, and ...

  7. Secular Jewish music - Wikipedia

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    Klezmer. Around the 15th century, a tradition of secular (non-liturgical) Jewish music was developed by musicians called kleyzmorim or kleyzmerim by Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe. They draw on devotional traditions extending back into Biblical times, and their musical legacy of klezmer continues to evolve today.

  8. An inside look at an ultra-Orthodox wedding in Israel

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    The wedding was a huge spectacle with the groom being a grandson of a famous rabbi. Thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the the newlyweds. Orthodox Jews, who are known to be ...

  9. Jewish wedding - Wikipedia

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    Jewish wedding. A Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish laws and traditions. While wedding ceremonies vary, common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketubah (marriage contract) that is signed by two witnesses, a chuppah or huppah (wedding canopy), a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy, and ...