Customs & life
The History of the Shtreimel: From a Polish Fur Hat to the Crown of Shabbos
What is actually known about the shtreimel: theories of origin, the Sigismund legend (no documentary basis), 17th–18th century…
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Weddings
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Customs & life
The Mitzvah Tantz: A Wedding Custom a Thousand Years Old
The roots of the mitzvah tantz in the Gemara (Kesubos) and Machzor Vitry, the gartel, who dances, the special niggunim of each…
Customs & life
Badchan
A badchan is the traditional Jewish wedding entertainer — rhymer, jester and master of ceremonies — part of Jewish weddings for…
Customs & life
The Mezinke Tantz
The joyous dance at the wedding of the last child, with the parents seated in the middle.
Singer
Kalmy Schwartz
Kalmy Schwartz is a singer who performs at weddings across the Chasidish world.