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45. Joseph’s Robe
… ākki tān yākkobuṃ makkaḷuṃ 1. O Judge Eternal, the One full of justice, You gave in abundance to Yaakov and sons. This … this song preserves more Joseph stories from the Bible (Genesis, chap. 37–47) and related midrash, conveying them in … verses in eight variants of the song, found mainly in notebooks from Kochi. This first section refers to a midrash in …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… yosephĕ Swapna nimittaṃ stuticce, yosephĕ 1. Because of a dream, you were sad, Yosephĕ. Because of a dream, you … Shirley Isenberg, she told them that her family song notebook had been lost in a house fire there—a major loss for … as his father, mother, and brothers) bowing down to him (Genesis 37:8–10), and then his betrayal by Potiphar’s wife, …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… Rahel Nehemiah, Toba Sofer and others. Recorded by Avigdor Herzog, Moshav Taoz, … blessed. The Song of Mother Sarah is found in women’s notebooks from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, Ernakulam, and … from biblical stories about the Matriarch Sarah’s old age (Genesis 18:21–23) is presented as a series of dramatic …
25. Song of the Four Crowns
… crowns. From heaven above, four crowns came down. The crown of Torah was the one Moshe took. The crown of priesthood was … song in honor of a bridegroom is found in eight women’s notebooks, from Parur, Ernakulam, and Kochi-Kadavumbhagam. It … for the reading of the first Torah portion (starting with Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning…”) is called ḥatan bere’shit …
1. El Atán, el Atado y el Ara (Et Sha'arei Ratzon)
… Judeo-Spanish version of a liturgical poem ( piyyut ) of the ‘ akedah type … and its subsequent cancelation by divine intervention (Genesis 22:1-14). The biblical narrative is expanded in the … versions that were eventually printed in prayer books, in Hebrew characters, parallel to the original Hebrew …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… This document, in the form of a synoptic table, incorporates three versions of … the recordings and set down the results of my research in a book. In the winter of 5673-5674 (1913-1914) I travelled to … 30, 1926. [17] A paraphrase of Jacob's summary of his life (Genesis 47:9) “… few and evil have the days of my life …
Va-ya'al Moshe me- 'arbot Mo'ab (Deuteronomy 34)
… This is the concluding chapter of Ve-zot haberakha, the last parashah (reading portion) of … Torah (Rejoicing of the Torah) for the last chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy as well as for the first chapter of Genesis, for the celebratory beginning of the annual cycle …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of Isaac, which was sung to texts in both Hebrew and … The story’s primary textual rendering in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis XXII:1–19) is somewhat brief, barely referring to … reached us in composite manuscripts [13] or as printed booklets, hailing from the German-speaking territories as …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… is attributed to Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra, considered onle of the last great poets of the Spanish 'Golden Age' of … various scientific fields) and also translated important books of his era into Hebrew. [1] Performance Context “Eli … attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass.” (Genesis 41:2); “Our Rock, give them poisonous water” (v. 6) …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… Introduction Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, and other Biblical texts in liturgical … one for Lamentations, read on Tisha B’av; (5) one for the book of Esther, read on Purim; and (6) one for the festive … phrases with r’vi-i in Torah trope. Te’amim based on Genesis 21:7. …