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How was choral liturgical music used in the renaissance?

From what I could infer from this article, it seems that "Rabbi Leon (Yehudah Aryeh) Modena (1571-1648) was one of the most colorful figures in the Jewish Renaissance. He was an accomplished musician …
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Is beauty that is described in the Torah objective beauty?

Kli Yakar on Breishit 24:16 mentions quoting from the Talmud, Tractate Taanit 24. saying; that the Rabbis stated that if a woman has beautiful eyes, nothing else needs to be physically checked, even i …
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What happened to the stones with the Torah inscribed in seventy languages?

The previous answer (from @skraz13) is complete in terms of explaining where these stones were initially established by Yehoshua and B'nai Isra'el. For what it's worth, see this article which says (e …
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Why isn't the bible 100% historically accurate?

When we talk about any "history", how can we confirm its truth, especially, if we weren't witnesses to these events. …
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When did the Chain of Semicha Break?

Wikipedia states: The exact date that the original semikhah succession ended is not certain. Many medieval authorities believed that this occurred during the reign of Hillel II, around the yea …
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Is there a book or online source that discusses the history of "U.S. / Canadian use" Siddurim?

I'm curious if anyone has compiled some history or something else that has analyzed why these Siddurim were created; which demographic group used them; what made them "new" or stand out from others - among …
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How was Rosh Hodesh declared prior to the Sanhedrin?

During the time that the Sanhedrin existed, witnesses had to come to the Sandhedrin and testify to their viewing of the "new" moon. The Sanhedrin would sanctify the month after confirming their testim …
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What was the primary motive for using a chazzan who is musically skilled?

O.C. 53:4 says that one of the requirements for a "proper" shaliach tzibbur (shat"z) is that he have a "pleasant voice". (There are other qualities included.) 53:5 states that if one cannot find all …
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When Did Sukkot Lose Its Status As "THE" Hag?

About Simchat Torah - there's a long history as to how that occurred, which I don't want to get into, here. …
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When was the one time the Jewish people did not fast on Yom Kippur?

In 1848, Rav Yisra'el Salanteer ordered Jews of his town to eat on Yom Kippur because of the dangers of the cholera epidemic. Source It was to him a matter of "when we have to act for the sake of …
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When did the use of Ba'alei Kri'ah (Torah readers) begin?

I'm asking this question for my friend, "Rabbi Ed" who emailed me this morning... He wants to know when the use of Torah readers (i.e., a designated person who reads the parsha from the Torah) began. …
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When were the weekly sidrot (Torah readings) organized?

I understand that originally there was a triennial Torah reading common in Israel and an annual one common in Babylon. Most people now use the annual custom. (Note that the triennial reading that is c …
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Who built the first Jerusalem wall and when?

Wikipedia says: The city of Jerusalem has been surrounded by walls for its defense since ancient times. In the Middle Bronze Age, a period also known in biblical terms as the era of the Patriarchs, a …
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Did synagogues exist between the 1st and 2nd temple period? [duplicate]

I'm unaware of the existence of any synagogues having existed between the 1st and 2nd Temple Period. It seems to have begun only after the 2nd Temple existed. Between the two Temples, from what I'm re …
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Why did the Bavli form of weekly Torah reading become the standard?

My understanding of the Torah reading cycle - In Israel, they originally had a triennial cycle, and in Bavel, they had an annual cycle. At some point, the Bavli (annual) cycle became the standard. (T …
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