In this episode of Hebrew Voices #179,  Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 2, Nehemia continues the exploration of piyyut with expert Dr. Gabriel Wasserman. They discuss the historical need to keep things fresh within a traditional framework, the room for improvisation within ancient Jewish prayer, and a demonstration of Gabriel’s own modern spin on the art. I look forward to reading your comments! PODCAST VERSION:Download Audio SHARE THIS TEACHING WITH YOUR FRIENDS! VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Keeping things interesting09:48 Improvisation15:55 Demonstration of piyyut25:06 The rapping philologist32:52 Outro RELATED EPISODES Hebrew Voices #178 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 1Hebrew Voices #151 – Royal Attire 1: Lost Tribes and Magical NamesSupport Team Study – Royal Attire 2: The Karaite-Rabbanite SchismHebrew Voices #160 – Does God Have a Body?Support Team Study – Rabbinical NecromancyHebrew Voices #165 – Open Siddur Project OTHER LINKSThe Karaite PressDr. Wasserman's YouTube Channel