"Lehadlik": Radical Jewish Music, Gender and Disidentification in Aviva Endean’s Work

Authors

Shoshana Rosenberg, Curtin UniversityFollow

Abstract

This paper undertakes a hermeneutic analysis of Aviva Endean’s “Lehadlik”, exploring the complex relationship between the player, a Jewish woman living in Australia, and traditional Jewish culture and rituals. This analysis connects Endean’s work to the larger body of Radical Jewish Music, a movement which seeks to diversify and expand the meaning of contemporary Jewish music beyond the confines of Klezmer and religious hymns. The analysis includes an exploration of the relationship between Endean’s womanhood, Orthodox Jewish traditions, and women’s historical place in Judaism.

DOI

10.14221/dnm.i2/2

Recommended Citation

Rosenberg, S. (2018). "Lehadlik": Radical Jewish Music, Gender and Disidentification in Aviva Endean’s Work. Directions of New Music (2).
http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/dnm.i2/2