Is Music Kosher? A History of Jewish Song in Prayer and Beyond (Part 1): What are the Origins of Jewish Music?
Jewish music began in the Temple, but in the wake of its destruction, the Sages forbade it. Nevertheless, Jews developed a rich musical tradition of Torah cantillation and nusach ha-tefillah, the origins of which we will explore.
Meet the speaker
Yosef Lindell
Yosef Lindell is a lawyer, writer, and lecturer living in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two sons. He has an MA in Jewish history from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School and a JD from NYU School of Law. For four years, he was an editor of the Lehrhaus, an online forum for Jewish thought, and now serves on its consulting editorial board.Yosef’s writing spans several genres, including science fiction, but he primarily focuses on Jewish history and…