Beyond the Music
Matt AusterkleinA new commentary on Jewish musicology, arts, & culture.
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Not a German Drinking Song
All of our synagogue tunes are just old German beer songs, right?
Many times have I fielded this quarrelsome query. Often it comes from those winking at the perceived promiscuity of Jewish music as it swings between sacred and secular real...
Why is Synagogue (not) like a Musical?
Just like that tune,
Simple and clear,
I've come to hear
New music—
Breaking my heart,
Opening a door,
Changing the world,
New music—
I'll hear it forevermore.
Last week, I attended a superb production of Stephen Flaherty’...
Readers of the Lost Ark
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I love discovering where Jewish music comes from.
Such knowledge gives one the thrill of the academic chase and fascinating stories to tell, as well as the comfort of knowing one’s inheritance better. But it also reveals that...
Feel The Bern(stein)
Portrait of Maimonides at Haifa Medical Center (Source)
The medieval scholar Moshe ben Maimon (d. 1204), known also as Maimonides, still looms over Jewish law, scholarship, and culture a full millennium following his death. His ingenious a...
The Goethe, the Bad and the Ugly
On a recent flight to Germany, I thought to take advantage of the international flavor of Lufthansa’s in-flight entertainment. Felicitously, I found a film about one of Germany’s most famous writers — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)....
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Matt Austerklein is a cantor and scholar studying the religious meaning of Jewish musical forms. He is the editor of 3 books, and publishes his research, religious thought, and musical musings on Substack.
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