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Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… from mainstream Judaism. During that period, other Karaite communities were founded across Palestine—in Ramleh and … East. During the next few hundred years, additional Karaite communities were formed in Egypt and Byzantium as well as in … Local administrations act as liaisons between the different communities and the sect's central administration. The …
Brakha Tzefira
… collecting songs and melodies from oriental Jewish communities, Bedouins, and Arabs, which were then arranged … and their shows included songs of Jewish oriental communities (Yemenite, Sephardic, and more) which Tzefira … by Yehuda Karni. Thanks to Tzefira, melodies of various communities were adapted into Hebrew songs, like Bukharan ( …
Elohim Eshala
… was grounded on the assumed social isolation of the Jewish communities in Yemen from the surrounding Muslim majority, …
Kedusha
… Some of the additions were adopted by all of the Jewish communities, while some only by a few. Although the prayer … CE. During that period, in the Byzantine Empire, Jewish communities were persecuted and were prohibited to recite …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… days of fast, and thrice on Yom Kippur. All of the Jewish communities in Israel, both Sephardic and Ashkenazi, follow … recited changes from place to place. The western Sephardic communities limited the blessing to the Sabbath, holidays, … Festivities and the High Holy Days. The Eastern European communities took the limitations the furthest and gave the …
Ne’ilah
… This practice follows the emphasis made by Ashkenazi communities to differentiate Nei'la by musical means from …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… theater and music circles of New York and other Jewish communities of the period. His arrangements lack the …
Seliha-Selihot
… up to Yom Kippur, and these differ among the various Jewish communities. The Ashkenazi communities begin performing the service on the Saturday eve … the tradition of reciting Selihot during this month, most communities during the whole month (Yemenites recite it for …
Kabalat Shabat
… and singing of the following: Pslam 29 (In Ashkenazi communities it is preceded by Psalms 95-99). The piyyut … 'Kegavna' from the Zohar is recited). There are several communities that begin the Kabalat Shabat with the reciting … ritual of Kabalat Shabat has extended beyond the religious communities and into secular circles as well, such as …
Admor
… a scion of a dynasty of Tsadikim (righteous men), who led communities of H assidim for generations. Most importantly, …