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Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas will spend the weekend with Cornell University Hillel, presenting workshops in piyyutim and MENA music, working with the university music department,... Read More

Interfaith Devotional Singing Festival: On the Wings of Ecstasy Devotional singing is a widespread practice in religions and spiritual traditions worldwide. Join us as we... Read More

The piyyut (poem) has long been a means for rendering the Jewish experience through language and song. For Jews in the Islamic World, piyyutim (pl.)... Read More

Join us for a a special Shabbat performance with Samuel Torjman Thomas and Jeremy Brown! Samuel Torjman Thomas, PhD ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Dr. Torjman Thomas is... Read More

The role of music has been central to defining a new diaspora identity within the Jewish community. For Moroccan Jews in one synagogue community in... Read More