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Precisely in the case of a new and difficult question like “Jewish folk-music,” [ . . . ] it is necessary to establish as much as possible [its] specific, objective characteristics . . . You make fun…
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Joel Engel
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1901
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Now, the editor [of the Maḥzike hadas journal] suggested that we keep away from the people of this generation, that is, separate from one another entirely, just as Abraham separated from Lot [see…
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Naphtali Tsvi Yehudah Berlin, the
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Volozhin, Russian Empire
(Valozhyn, Belarus)
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Late 19th Century
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‘Arukh ha-shulḥan, oraḥ ḥayim § 75:7And now come and let us shout out against the licentiousness of our generation, on account of our many sins. For it has now been many years that the daughters of…
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‘Arukh Ha-shulḥan (Yeḥiel Mikhl Epstein)
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Novogrudok, Russian Empire
(Navahrudak, Belarus)
Date:
1903
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Question 30: From Gaza: may our master teach us whether the inhabitants of Gaza are obligated to separate terumot and tithes, as there are a few people who own land. In general, the question is…
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David Ibn Abi Zimra
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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What do we call folk songs? Of course, these are the songs sung by the people. The songs can either come from unknown authors of the ancient, forgotten past . . . or these can be recently written…
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Joel Engel
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1901