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March 26, 2017 | Judaism

By Jeffrey A. Summit

around the usa, Jews come jointly per week to sing and pray in a large choice of worship groups. via this tune, made by means of and for usual people, those worshippers outline and re-define their dating to the continuity of Jewish culture and the realities of yankee existence. Combining oral heritage with an research of recordings, The Lord's music in an odd Land examines this practice incontemporary Jewish worship and explores the various hyperlinks among the tune and either religious and cultural identities. Alive with element, the booklet specializes in metropolitan Boston and covers the complete variety of Jewish groups there, from Hasidim to Jewish students in a transdenominational atmosphere. It records a remarkably fluid musical culture, the place melodies are usually shared, the place assets should be as as different as Sufi chant, Christmas carols, rock and roll, and Israeli renowned track, and the place the which means of a tune can swap from one block to the next.

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