>I believe the niggun is pretty much exclusive to the Chassidim, and not
>widely used among the other branches of Jews. I know it was Chassids who
>"invented" this form of musical prayer.
They may have originated in the Chasidic tradition (I don't know but it
wouldn't surprise me), but they are quite widely used, including in my own
Reform congregation.
>The proper spelling is "niggun"
I have seen it spelled both ways. Remember, it's not an English word and
would "properly" be spelled with Hebrew characters!
BTW, John, I listened to your Russian Siciliana. Thanks for posting the
link. It's beautiful and does sound convincingly (neologism alert!)
nigunish.
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