Through lecture and song, Cantor Eyal Bitton examines various elements of Moroccan sacred music - synagogue song, cantillation of sacred texts, the piyut (liturgical poetry), and life cycle songs. Moroccan Jews have a very rich and proud religious culture, and a varied and ancient musical tradition, reflecting its Moroccan milieu, its Andalusian heritage, and more.
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Earlier Event: January 18
The Art and Practice of Hebrew Scribing with Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem
Later Event: January 20
Noontime Concert: Remember Egypt