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No, “Ein K’Eloheinu” Didn’t Originate in a Beer Hall
The melody’s history is even more fascinating.
As an expert on the history of synagogue music, Matt Austerklein is often asked if the tune many American congregations use for Ein K’eloheinu—a short hymn recited near the end of the Sabbath morning service—was in fact borrowed from a German drinking song. The melody did come from Germany, specifically, the city of Braunschweig, but otherwise the story is just a legend:
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No, “Ein K’Eloheinu” Didn’t Originate in a Beer Hall
The melody’s history is even more fascinating.