Tvile
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Vals (LKT)
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Valtzer (LKT)
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Vantsef (LKT)
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Ve-Hi She-’Amda – Piyyut from the Passover Haggadah
This piyyut appears in ancient Haggadot and the author is unknown. It addresses how, throughout history, many enemies have arisen seeking to destroy Israel, but God rescues Israel from their clutches. The piyyut appears in the Haggadah celebrating the rescue of the slaves from Egypt – the central…
Vingerka (LKT)
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Vivat
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Volekh (LKT)
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Volner (LKT)
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Waltz (LKT)
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Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around the tenth century A.D. in south Germany, was the main spoken language and language of oral creation of the Ashkenazi Jews of both Western and Eastern Europe, whereas in the latter region it was influenced by Slavic languages. Both the…
Zakef Gadol
Masoretic accent, meaning 'major raising' or 'full upright', placed above words in the printed Bible.