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Kol beru’e ma’ala umata
The poem depicts "all Creatures" singing and praising the Unity of God. In the Sephardi…
Halleluya halleli nafshi (Psalm 146)
This chant is an example of Hebrew psalmody that consists of a flexible melodic formula…
Nishmat kol hay
This is a complete recording of one of the most important opening sections of the…
Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)
This is a rhythmicized example of the Hebrew psalmody used for the Sabbath eve (compare…
Ben adam mah lekha nirdam
This is the opening of the selihot service (early morning Penitential Prayers starting…
'Et sha'are ratzon
These are the first and last strophes of one of the most remarkable medieval Hebrew…
Miyom qadmon
This is a special holiday song performed at the parties of the confraternities dedicated…
Alekhem 'eda qedoshah
The qinnot (dirges) for the Ninth of Av, the Hebrew date marking the destruction of the…
Amen amen shem nora
This is a widespread Sephardi piyyut for Simhat Torah. It was included in the compendium…
A Recovered Voice from the Past
Preface
The history of the Jews, Heinrich Graetz, the great nineteenth-century German…