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El Jiwneh Hagalil (Lied der galilaischen Arbeiter) – God will Build the Galilee (Galilee Worker’s Song)
… An ancient piyut [liturgical song] transformed into a Zionist … as an iconic song of the Hebrew pioneers rebuilding Eretz-Israel. [1] Since the second ’ aliyah (1904-1914) El yivneh … Alexander Weprick, Julius Chajes, Jacob Weinberg , and Israel Brandmann. [2] Kisselgoff’s transcription was printed …
Moshe Havusha
… 1961 into a family of Iraqi immigrants in Jerusalem’s Beit Israel neighborhood. He absorbed the ancient Iraqi traditions of prayer and piyyutim from his … He sees himself as one of those who are preserving the ancient art of traditional payytanut and passing on the …
Yevarekhekha
… the morning liturgy on holidays and, in the Land of Israel, on Sabbaths, too (some Sephardi communities outside Israel also follow this custom). Each word of this ancient blessing is first sung by the hazzan and then …
Lekh le-shalom geshem
… mark the passing from the winter to the summer season. This ancient melody from Amsterdam and London bears a similarity with the opening of the Israeli national anthem, Hatiqvah , a curious fact that has …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… Sara Levi-Tanai was an Israeli choreographer, playwright, and lyricist renowned for her significant contributions to dance and theater in Israel. Her works, deeply rooted in Jewish and Yemenite … July 22, 2024. Manor, Giora. "Sara Levi-Tanai: Taking Ancient Yemenite Moves to Create Modern Dances ." Jewish …
A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… potential of the practitioners to embellish the basic and ancient core of the liturgy with particular additions and … titled Chants hebraïques suivant le rite des communautes Israelites de l’ancien Comtat Venaissin (Paris: Delanchy: … that “these Jews were partly of those descended from the ancient community of Provence who remained in France after …
A Flowering Debate: A Judeo-Spanish Song (not just) for Tu BiShvat
… of them has the merit to praise God. It is a text based on ancient and universal poetic schemes centered on debates, … the early eighteenth century onwards. The most complete and ancient versions appear in the important piyutim manuscripts … titled Ne’im zemirot , dated in 1702; National Library of Israel Ms. 413, titled Pizmonim , shirot vetishbaḥot , dated …