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The Niggun - A Wordless and Spiritual Melody
The niggun or wordless melody has experienced a tremendous growth in popularity throughout the Jewish world. Though it originated at the beginning of the 18th century with the advent of the Chassidic movement, niggunim are now sung by Jews spanning the spectrum of religious observance.

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