The laws of the Jewish religion (Halachah)  |   The interconnections of prayers and philosophy
Hebrew prayer literature    |   The history of Jewish liturgical music and its practice in Hungary
Leshon haKodesh. The language of Hebrew prayers
Introduction to Biblical and Talmudic literature    |    Significant chapters of the Pentateuch
Major events of Jewish history    |   Selections from prophetic literature
Jews of the world – Hungarian Jews     |  Organizing communities – building communities
Pastoral psychology     |     Practical Training

The history of Jewish liturgical music and its practice in Hungary

The objective of the course:

I./ Students of the two specializations are introduced to the history of Jewish liturgical music, primarily with its European, Ashkenazi range, to which Hungarian practices also belong. /In the course of two semesters./

II./ Introduction to Hungarian traditions of liturgical music, with special attention to neologian practice. /In the course of six semesters./

The realization of the objective:

We demonstrate the musical traditions of Hungarian neologian synagogues with the detailed study of the Sabbath and holidays, centered on the services held in the evenings and mornings: through lectures of which the students receive audio recordings, the use of notes published in two parts, demonstrations by way of audio and video recordings, concert-like performances of professional cantors.

The material of the training by semester:

First semester:
1. The Jewish musical world of antiquity
2. Antique musical traditions in modern practice
3. The first era of the Diaspora

Second semester:
1. The influence of European Enlightenment on musical liturgy
2. Contemporary problems of musical liturgy
3. Written exam on the history of liturgical music
Colloquium

Third semester:
1. The musical liturgy of Friday evening
2. Textual and musical interpretation of Friday night prayers
3. The role of the organ in neologian musical practice

Fourth semester:
1. The musical liturgy of Saturday morning
2. Textual and musical analysis of Saturday morning prayers
3. Written exam on the musical liturgy of the Sabbath
Colloquium

Fifth semester:
1. The musical liturgy of Passover evening and morning services
2. The period of sefirah and the musical liturgy of Shavuoth evening and morning services
3. The musical liturgy of the three weeks of mourning and their religious services

Sixth semester:
1. The musical liturgy of Sukkoth evening and morning services
2. The musical liturgy of the Shemini Atzereth and Simchat Torah services
3. Textual and musical analysis of the most important prayers of the Pilgrim Festivals
4. Written exam on the musical liturgy of the Pilgrim Festivals
Colloquium

Seventh semester:
1. Musical liturgy of the Rosh Hashanah evening services
2. Musical liturgy of the Rosh Hashanah morning services
3. Textual and musical analysis of the most important prayers of Rosh Hashanah

Eighth semester:
1. Musical liturgy of the Kol Nidrei night
2. The service on the morning of Yom Kippur and the Noilah
3. Textual and musical analysis of prayers of the night and morning of Yom Kippur
4. Written exam on the musical liturgy of the High Holidays
Colloquium

The history of Jewish liturgical music and its practice in Hungary

The laws of the Jewish religion (Halachah)  |   The interconnections of prayers and philosophy
Hebrew prayer literature    |   The history of Jewish liturgical music and its practice in Hungary
Leshon haKodesh. The language of Hebrew prayers
Introduction to Biblical and Talmudic literature    |    Significant chapters of the Pentateuch
Major events of Jewish history    |   Selections from prophetic literature
Jews of the world – Hungarian Jews     |  Organizing communities – building communities
Pastoral psychology     |     Practical Training

Specialization in Liturgical History and
Cantor's Training