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32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… catch it,” the bridegroom declares. 8. And what is the mark on the deer that you catch? “The deer is a spotted deer, … children prosper. Kindle the evening lamp; drive away the darkness. Go now and light the lamp inside the palace. If …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage celebrations … out (Varghese 2005, 48). I recall the joking tone in remarks by some Paradesi men when I first recorded this song in …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… the Hebrew “ mazal tov .” In some notebooks this song is marked as a kurukan or short chorus to follow The Noble …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… go. 4. Strike, oh strike, like lightning and thunder. Let dark disappear and the sky become clear. Keep your emotions …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… adorned. Fifty-four sections were given unto us. In the ark with four legs, the Torah was installed. Blessings, … Sinai and the new scroll that was to be installed in the ark of the synagogue. The painstaking preparation and … manara structures. One was the more elaborate temporary ark constructed in each synagogue to house all its Torah …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… adorned. Fifty-four sections were given unto us. In the ark with four legs, the Torah was installed. Blessings, … Sinai and the new scroll that was to be installed in the ark of the synagogue. The painstaking preparation and … manara structures. One was the more elaborate temporary ark constructed in each synagogue to house all its Torah …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… těy This amusing folk song is included not only as a marker of Kochi identity but also as a clear example of …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… one that is no longer standing, but its magnificent Torah ark is preserved in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and … The descriptive details at the end of the song focus on the ark, with two pillars on either side of the doors, and the … synagogue itself. [3] For a photo and description of the ark, see Spagnolo 2013, 6–7, accession number 67.0.3. [4] In …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… used to request that its doors and the door to its Torah ark be left open when his royal boat was passing by, so he … and 3) that a radiant divine presence dwelled in its Torah ark (heikhal). I have also heard other Jewish elders from … Shekhinah (Hebrew), the Divine Presence—shining in a Torah ark. After its entire congregation left for Israel in the …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… carvings (presumably on the wooden ceiling and on the ark) are compared to the brilliance of a five-colored … bridal chamber for wedding celebrations or a temporary ark for the Torah scrolls on Simḥat Torah. Though the … scroll, handwritten by a trained scribe and kept inside the ark except when it is properly removed. [2] Tamid is the …