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Golden Age
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Sephardic Piyyutim: The Sacred Poetry of Song
Sephardic piyyutim — liturgical poems set to haunting melodies rooted in Middle Eastern maqam scales — represent one of the richest musical traditions in Jewish life. From the pre-dawn bakashot to the poets of Spain's Golden Age, discover a world of sacred song.
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The Golden Age of Jewish Spain
For centuries, Jews in Muslim and Christian Spain created an extraordinary civilization of poetry, philosophy, science, and interfaith dialogue.
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