Articles by tag "Jewish music"

Musical Minhag: Negotiating Prayer Melodies in a Liberal Synagogue in Vienna

This article examines the negotiation of prayer melodies at Or Chadasch, a liberal Jewish synagogue in Vienna, exploring how these melodies represent the community’s balance between tradition and innovation within a progressive Jewish framework. As a “minority within a minority,” Or Chadasch operates on the periphery of Vienna’s Orthodox-dominated Jewish...
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