Dr. Rebecca Cypess

Rebecca Cypess graduated with honors in music from Cornell University and holds a Master of Music degree in harpsichord from the Royal College of Music in London. She has pursued Jewish studies at the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education and at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. She has a Ph.D. in music history from Yale University, and is a musicologist and performer at the New England Conservatory.


Articles by Dr. Rebecca Cypess

Israeli Folk Music

The music and lyrics expressed the dreams of a new nation.

Synagogue Music

The music of the synagogue celebrates both the diversity and unity of the Jewish people.