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Lecture

Judge Dennis Davis
A Journey Through the Music and Meaning of the Kol Nidrei Service

Tuesday 14.09.2021

Summary

Judge Dennis Davis picks a few prayers from the evening service of Kol Nidrei and engages in an explanation of their meaning and importance. Throughout, he plays a number of samples of his favorite performances, exemplifying how the music is powerful enough to speak for itself.

Judge Dennis Davis

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Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.