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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… and Yiddish. Many of these texts touch directly upon the biblical story, while others refer to the traumatic memory … is a psalmodic chant to which verses from the biblical Book of Lamentations are sung during the Divine … Hashem ) and the ‘Akedaht Yizhak narrative; as such it influenced later similar texts, especially within the genre …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… which he regarded as a corruption stemming from foreign influence (Goldenberg 2004). Karnes quotes Idelsohn on the … set to the melody of the American song. The setting of this Biblical Hebrew verse to this song was documented in the …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
… are an assortment of very diverse sources and registers: biblical and oral law passages, post-biblical prayers in poetic prose and poems (piyyutim) … perform it, an indication of the noticeable kabbalistic influences of their liturgical practices. The leader of the …
Fog al-Nakhal (فوق النخل): Multicultural and Transnational Journeys of an Iraqi Folksong
… form differs between “Balini-b Balwa” and the other Ghazali-influenced melodies. While all recordings of “Fog al-Nakhal” … light of the conflict in the Middle East. [9] Mustacchi’s Biblically-inspired text is a rallying cry to the people of …
Idelsohn's Obituary of Abraham Goldfaden
… content is serious. Important and elevated [content] that influences the course of a person’s spirit as a person! … negini’ (musical play). Modern Hebrew writers embraced the biblical understanding of the poet as a prophet-seer and …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… and expressive movements. Her choreography often presented biblical stories, traditional Yemenite dances, and themes of … performance, was considered modern and innovative. Her influence extended beyond Israel's borders. Inbal Dance …