The Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Music and Identity in Contemporary Jewish Worship

by Jeffrey, A. Summit and Mark Slobin

Book Overview

Across the United States, Jews come together every week to sing and pray in a wide variety of worship communities. Through this music, made by and for ordinary folk, these worshippers define and re-define their relationship to the continuity of Jewish tradition and the realities of American life.

Combining oral history with an analysis of recordings, The Lord's Song in a Strange Land examines this tradition incontemporary Jewish worship and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195161815
• ISBN13: 9780195161816
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Eye-opening and inspiring

This journey of Jewish song and identity draws the best of both to comprise an inspiring book that is both a good read and a good listen. It will leave the reader singing and praying.