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Calendar Girls Picks and Clicks for September 13-18: When Ladino met klezmer, Torah Slam, a lawyerly lecture

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
Published on September 11, 2008


MUSIC VIDEO: Amonai Shamati—Moroccan High Holy Day Piyyut

Published on September 9, 2008

Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holy Day piyyut recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur before Amidah. Tradtional Moroccan melody sung by Eyal Bitton.


Henna party adds colorful touch to the happy couple

By Ayala Or-el
Published on April 10, 2008

Sareet Rimon grew up knowing she wanted to have a henna party when she got married. For the local singer it meant carrying on a Moroccan tradition that had been honored by her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

In Search of ‘Shlomi’

By Tom Tugend
Published on July 1, 2004

It all looks like another story of another dysfunctional family, a recurring theme in Israeli movies, when Shlomi's life slowly turns around.


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