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Turkish Music in the Synagogue: Objections of a Rabbi
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The sinyor Rav h"r Shaul had a strong aversion to the Turkish language to the extent that he would excommunicate anyone singing Turkish songs. Not only Turkish songs, but even a Jewish liturgical…

Contributor:

Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi

Places:

Salonica, Ottoman Palestine (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1881–1890

Subjects:

Adolescence, Holidays, Synagogue, Prayer, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Religion & Theology
Letter to the Editor: On Kashering for Passover
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Since time immemorial Jews in every city would customarily kasher the dishes they use throughout the year for Passover—glassware by soaking, and pots by heating them to a very high temperature. But a…

Contributor:

Rosalea Gershenowitz, Alexander Zederbaum

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

1884

Subjects:

Holidays, Economic life, Piety, Passover

Categories:

Political Culture, Religion & Theology