… number is given a symbolic meaning that is connected to Biblical figures, concepts, and objects related to Judaism: … of which may seem far removed from the original Passover chant. The following example [referring to the discussed … Rachel Clara. “Songs of the ‘Twelve Numbers’ and the Hebrew Chant of ‘Echod Mi Yodea’.” Journal of American Folklore 62, …

… opera The Story of Jonah (1987), Job and His Comforters , a biblical and historical oratorio, and Qoheleth , a setting … (1970) was based on medieval Jewish and Christian texts and chants. It was commissioned and performed at the Jerusalem …

… to help guard against spirits and harmful things. The biblical commandment of the Priestly Blessing does not … bless the Children of Israel. It is usually assumed that in biblical times, the blessings were performed during the … them. Despite their lack of practice, many priests can chant very complex melodies. Therefore, when looking at the …

… Naumbourg, Samuel. 1875. Agudat shirim : recueil de chants religieux et populaires des Israélites . Paris: … Geshuri inquired Rabbi Yosef Kaphach about the practice of biblical tropes and psalmodies in the Yemenite Jewish … 1953) in a long letter where he uncovered the history of biblical tropes in Yemen, the ancient tradition of Torah …

… Nigunim (Yiddish nign , from the Hebrew niggun —melody) are chants, some with words but most without, historically … was published by Zussman Kisselgof (1912, 6) as the Sabbath chant “Menucha ve-Simcha.” The earliest documentation of the … [In Ukrainian]. Malin, Yonatan. 2016. “Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis.” …

… liturgical music of American Reform Judaism and his work on Biblical cantillation, he was also one of the most important …

… phrase in the cantillation of the Book of Lamentations, the biblical book recited during the Ninth of Av. Your browser … in the third volume of Naumbourg’s  Z’miroth  Israel , Chants Religieux d es Israëlites : Contenant l es Hymnes, l …

… of Hatikvah . Alternatively, scholars have invocated the Biblical ‘Vision of the Dried Bones’ (Ezekiel 37, 11-12) as … Central and Eastern Europe. On the other hand, the “Biblical” thesis speaks more about a desire to ground the … like a folksong than an ecclesiastical [read: synagogue] chant, and hence it is inappropriate for liturgical use.” …

… set to the melody of the American song. The setting of this Biblical Hebrew verse to this song was documented in the … item (Zemereshet, #2774). It also became a Hebrew chant in the sports arena with the lyrics  Hagavi’a hu …