Kerakh shel romi (City of Rome)

Israel Moses Ḥazan

1850

Passage I (Folio 1A)

The Bah (Bayit Hadash) was asked concerning the practice in synagogues of using music which is sung in the houses of worship (of non-Jews).1 It is only forbidden regarding melodies which are unique to the non-Jews, since then (these melodies) are practices of idolatry, analogous to their altar which is completely forbidden (for…

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