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The world’s foremost sponsor of terrorism.
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The Musical Genius Who Crafted a Classic American Jewish Tune
Samuel Adler’s ha-motsi.
Alumni of American Reform Hebrew schools and Conservative summer camps, are apt to have heard the blessing over bread, known informally as ha-motsi, chanted to a tune, sometimes as part of somewhat longer English-language song. Matt Austerklein tells the story of its composition and of its now-forgotten author, Samuel Adler, who recently released an autobiography:
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The Musical Genius Who Crafted a Classic American Jewish Tune
Samuel Adler’s ha-motsi.