Re: Translations of Belf`s Titels

[Asya Vaisman <klezmer...>]

On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Monika Feil wrote:
> What does that mean (seems to be in Hebrew?):
> - U Rabina
> - Khasin U Rabina

I don't know if this is applicable here, but in Russian, a Rabin is a
Rabbi, usually a government Rabbi. "U" means at. Khasin could either mean
bridegroom or cantor. So the phrase probably means "The cantor at the
Rabbi's house" or "The bridegroom at the Rabbi's house."

Asya Vaisman
Columbia Klezmer Band
http://www.columbia.edu/~ev152/ckb

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