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“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… to Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra, considered onle of the last great poets of the Spanish 'Golden Age' of Hebrew poetry. … this period there were wars and vicissitudes in Spain that greatly affected the Jewish communities there. In 1140 Ibn …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… out in an acrostic; the poem was formerly attributed to the great Spanish-Jewish poet Solomon ibn Gabirol (1020-1057). … . The title of this poem reads “On Moshe Ha-kilai who ate a great number of bugs and Ibn Gabirol,” an obvious reference …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… day, in the afternoon), was written in the aftermath of the Great Fire of Saloniki, which occurred on August 18, 1917. Especially destructive in scale, the fire came as a great blow to the Jewish community living in Saloniki at the … Nazis (1943). For over four-hundred years leading up to the Great Fire, Saloniki stood as a major hub of Jewish cultural …
Rabbi Meir Eleazar Atiya
… teacher and a research partner, and a figure that inspired great admiration and respect. Extreme humbleness …
Bernardo Feuer
… 1960 and 1970, he directed the liturgical choir of the Great Israelite Temple on Paso Street, during which time …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… this compendium, even though not complete since its greater part only covers the High Holy Day services, …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… 2016; Haverkamp 2005; Assis 2000). Our study reviews the great significance of the ‘Akedah narrative in Ashkenazi … the narrative’s major role in Ashkenazi culture, far greater than that accorded to it by other Jewish communities … whereas the others do not use it at all. Our sources show great variances for phrase B. While seven sources (exx. 5, …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… Song produced on behalf of the board of Jewish Education of Greater Chicago. Levin writes that the LP was intended … joins Belarsky in the singing of the third stanza. The great American Jewish pianist and composer of Russian origin … lasted? If in the land of pyramids There had not been a great hero, Who fought for all the Jews With his wisdom and …
Moshe Attias
… in honor of important Moroccan tzadiqqim . Apart from the great Rabbi Simeon Bar Yochai mentioned above, Mwijo … that everything now made sense, as Meknes was a city of great Torah scholars. To honor Mwijo, Baba Sali asked Mwijo … also composed and recorded a moving song in honor of “the great” Itzhak Rabin, set in this case to a sad Turkish tune. …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… with a large Sephardic population. There are a great number of important sources emanating out of Northern …