News Archive

The piyyut (poem) has long been a means for rendering the Jewish experience through language and song. For Jews in the Islamic World, piyyutim (pl.)... Read More

Join us for a a special Shabbat performance with Samuel Torjman Thomas and Jeremy Brown! Samuel Torjman Thomas, PhD ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Dr. Torjman Thomas is... Read More

The role of music has been central to defining a new diaspora identity within the Jewish community. For Moroccan Jews in one synagogue community in... Read More

Exploring different areas of Moroccan and Algerian Jewish musical life, including liturgical, para-liturgical, and secular performance in a hybrid lecture–demonstration. Oct. 24, 2021, 2:00pm (PST),... Read More

Explore the inner-workings of Mizraḥi (Eastern) Jewish musical culture. On ZOOM!

“Musical Intersections in Muslim and Jewish Cultures” on ZOOM, is a performance-lecture exploring the role of music in Judeo-Muslim approaches to ritual practice, philosophy, theology,... Read More

KLEZMERICA: Jewish Invention and Repackaging of the Instrumental Jam. A live trio performance and discussion on ZOOM, exploring the antecedents and developments of Klezmer-tinged music... Read More