Jewish Publication Society, 965 pages, $75. Reviewing Joshua Jacobson’s encyclopedic new “Chanting the Hebrew Bible” is akin to summarizing the Torah while standing on one foot. Cantillation — which ...

Words have the power to express ideas. But, as expressive as words can be, they can sometimes be limiting. Often, music can give soul and meaning to ideas that words cannot. This concept is also true ...

"And [Moses] brought near the second ram, the consecration-inauguration ram, and Aaron and his sons leaned their hands upon the head of the ram. And [Moses] slaughtered it" (Leviticus 8:22-23). The ...

Conducted in synagogues all over the world, the recitation of the weekly Torah portion on Shabbat is a basic feature of Jewish communal life. There is something decidedly distinct about how we read ...

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