A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
The music of the *Temple was organised by the *Levites. In the *synagogue, the traditional chant was sung by the *hazzan (cantor) who sometimes added his own embellishments. According to Jewish law, mixed choirs are forbidden although they are used in *Progressive synagogues.
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