Piyyut
Solomon the Babylonian’s plea for justice.
She comes from the Song of Songs. But what is she doing there?
Michelangelo, the headbutting prophet, and an ancient Aramaic prayer.
Memorialized in chronicles and poems.
Decrees of Christian emperors and declining knowledge of Hebrew.
The legend of the Kalonymos family.
Even in the years of decline, the Land of Israel remained a center of Jewish creativity.
Literalism or literary style?
A musical expert joins us to chat about one of the most important and unique figures in the world of Jewish music, and share some of his most captivating songs.
Saint Plato, the palimpsest, and the piyyutim.
An illuminated manuscript reflecting the Roman Jewish rite.
Liturgical tributes to the Hasmoneans in 7th-century Palestine.