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Emil Zrihan

Kabbalah

Born in Rabat in 1952, Emil Zrihan studied synagogue chant and piyyut with Rabbi Shlomo Ouanounou and serves as cantor in Ashkelon. He sings Judeo-Moroccan liturgy and the Arab-Andalusian repertoire. Piyyut is a liturgical tradition of its own, related to but distinct from Kabbalah.

KabbalahIsrael / Morocco
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Emil Zrihan

Born in Rabat in 1952, Emil Zrihan studied synagogue chant and piyyut with Rabbi Shlomo Ouanounou and serves as cantor in Ashkelon. He sings Judeo-Moroccan liturgy and the Arab-Andalusian repertoire. Piyyut is a liturgical tradition of its own, related to but distinct from Kabbalah.

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