Musica Judaica Online Reviews

Musica Judaica Online Reviews MJOR is an open-access online reviews journal that chronicles all forms of Jewish musical expression.

Musica Judaica Online Reviews is an open-access online journal that publishes reviews of books, films, programs, and recordings chronicling all forms of Jewish musical expression. Our reviews appear on the MJOR website, in Musica Judaica’s print journal, and on JSTOR under Musica Judaica. Musica Judaica is a scholarly journal that focuses on Jewish music research. Musica Judaica has been published

by the American Society for Jewish Music since 1976, and caters to scholars, composers, cantors, rabbis, and laypeople interested in Jewish music. General Inquiries:

Managing Editor
Dr. Rachel Adelstein [email protected]

Editorial Assistant
Mili Leitner Cohen (University of Chicago) [email protected]

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Now available to read on our website: Simone Salmon's review of "The Cambridge Companion To Jewish Music."
01/08/2025

Now available to read on our website: Simone Salmon's review of "The Cambridge Companion To Jewish Music."

The Cambridge Companion To Jewish Music. Edited by Joshua S. Walden. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2015. Reviewed by Simone Salmon By creating and editing The Cambridge Companion to Jewish…

We want to thank Zane Larson for his excellent review of the new edited collection, Leonard Bernstein in Context. It is ...
11/22/2024

We want to thank Zane Larson for his excellent review of the new edited collection, Leonard Bernstein in Context. It is now available to read at the link below!

Leonard Bernstein in Context. Edited by Elizabeth A. Wells. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2024. Reviewed by Zane Larson Leonard Bernstein in Context, edited by Elizabeth A. Wells, is …

Come check out Gabby Cameron's insightful review of the album "Kabbalachia" by Basya Schechter and Shaul Magid--just now...
10/28/2024

Come check out Gabby Cameron's insightful review of the album "Kabbalachia" by Basya Schechter and Shaul Magid--just now posted on our website!

Kabbalachia by Basya Schechter and Shaul Magid (2024) Album review by Gabby Cameron As the sun sets on a Friday evening over Fire Island, congregants gather at the Fire Island Synagogue to welcome …

Now available to read on our site: Miranda Crowdus's review of "For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Thr...
09/05/2024

Now available to read on our site: Miranda Crowdus's review of "For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Through the Arts in the Digital Age," by Jessica Roda.

For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Through the Arts in the Digital Age. Jessica Roda. New York, NY: New York University Press. 2024. Reviewed by Miranda Crowdus In this book, Jess…

Now live on our site: Dr. Alexandra Birch's review of the fascinating book, "Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Com...
08/19/2024

Now live on our site: Dr. Alexandra Birch's review of the fascinating book, "Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Composers Who Fled Hi**er."

Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Composers Who Fled Hi**er. Michael Haas. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 2023. Reviewed by Dr. Alexandra Birch Michael Haas’s new book is an expansion …

We want to thank Dr. Robert J. Wuagneux for providing his review of the edited collection, "This Is Your Song Too: Phish...
08/01/2024

We want to thank Dr. Robert J. Wuagneux for providing his review of the edited collection, "This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity." Check it out!

This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity. Edited by Oren Kroll-Zeldin and Ariella Werden-Greenfield. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press. 2023. Reviewed by Dr. Rob…

Now posted on our site: Matthew Austerklein's review of Golden Ages: Hasidic Singers and Cantorial Revival in the Digita...
05/29/2024

Now posted on our site: Matthew Austerklein's review of Golden Ages: Hasidic Singers and Cantorial Revival in the Digital Era by Jeremiah Lockwood. Check it out and enjoy!

Golden Ages: Hasidic Singers and Cantorial Revival in the Digital Era. Jeremiah Lockwood. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 2024. Reviewed by Matthew Austerklein Jeremi…

Yet another new review has been posted to our website: Jesse Rosenberg writes about Joy Calico's book, "La Memoria Canta...
05/08/2024

Yet another new review has been posted to our website: Jesse Rosenberg writes about Joy Calico's book, "La Memoria Cantata: A Survivor from Warsaw di Arnold Schönberg nell’Europa del dopoguerra."

La Memoria Cantata: A Survivor from Warsaw di Arnold Schönberg nell’Europa del dopoguerra. Joy H. Calico. Edizione italiana a cura di Paolo Dal Molin, traduzione di Silvia Albesano. Mila…

Now published on our website: Aubrey L. Glazer's review of Dov Schwartz's book, "The Soul Seeks Its Melodies": Music in ...
05/06/2024

Now published on our website: Aubrey L. Glazer's review of Dov Schwartz's book, "The Soul Seeks Its Melodies": Music in Jewish Thought. Check it out!

“The Soul Seeks Its Melodies”: Music in Jewish Thought. Dov Schwartz. Translated by Batya Stein. Brookline, MA: Academic Studies Press. 2022. Reviewed by Aubrey L. Glazer When we listen deeply to m…

Now published on our website: Paul G. Feller-Simmons' review of the monumental "Oxford Handbook of Jewish Music Studies....
03/04/2024

Now published on our website: Paul G. Feller-Simmons' review of the monumental "Oxford Handbook of Jewish Music Studies." Check it out and enjoy!

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Music Studies. Edited by Tina Frühauf. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 2023. Reviewed by Paul G. Feller-Simmons The publication of The Oxford Handbook of…

Now up on our website: Dr. Tanya Sermer's review of Michael Figueroa's book "City of Song: Music and the Making of Moder...
02/04/2024

Now up on our website: Dr. Tanya Sermer's review of Michael Figueroa's book "City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem." Check it out!

City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem. By Michael A. Figueroa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. Reviewed by Tanya Sermer Michael A. Figueroa’s captivating City of Song: …

Now published on our website: Judith Pinnolis' review of the monumental "Encyclopaedia of British Jewish Cantors, Chazan...
01/11/2024

Now published on our website: Judith Pinnolis' review of the monumental "Encyclopaedia of British Jewish Cantors, Chazanim, Ministers and Synagogue Musicians" by Michael Jolles.

Encyclopaedia of British Jewish Cantors, Chazanim, Ministers and Synagogue Musicians: Their History and Culture. By Michael Jolles. London: Jolles Publications. 2021. Reviewed by Judith S. Pinnolis…

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