Emotions in Jewish Music

Jonathan L. Friedmann is cantor of Bet Knesset Bamidbar and Valley Outreach Synagogue-P’nai Tikvah, both in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is professor of Jewish music history at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, and is the author or editor of eight books, including Jewish Sacred Music and Jewish Identity (2008), Music in Jewish Thought (2009), Perspectives on Jewish Music (2009), and Quotations on Jewish Sacred Music (2011).

• PrefaceIntroductionJonathan L. Friedmann1. Naomi Shemer’s Artistic Expression: Poetry, Prayer, or Both?Meeka Simerly2. Why Nusach Still MattersMark S. Goodman3. Davening and Congregational SongWilliam Sharlin 4. A Wandering MusicianRoni Kripperas told to Jonathan L. Friedmann5. Emotions, Cohesion, and Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian ApproachJonathan L. Friedmann6. Golden Links in an Unbroken Chain: The Role of Music Memory in Adult Jewish EducationSharon Eve ColbertBibliography IndexAbout the Contributors