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Racheli Galay

… a cellist, educator, and researcher specializing in Jewish music and music education in Israel. She earned her doctoral degree in … Researcher at the Jewish Music Research Center at the Hebrew University. Some highlights include solo performances …

Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German

… these songs are only remembered by a small hardcore of old Hebrew songs’ enthusiasts. Dort wo die Zeder was one of … on the basis of German aesthetics, in this case poetic and musical. Dort wo die Zeder also shows how the Zionist … blauen Meeresstrand, In dieses liebes, trautes Vaterland! Hebrew and Yiddish translations Dort wo die Zeder was soon …

Andalusian Nuba

… of the Nuba, which is considered the pinnacle of Andalusian music, from its origins in 9 th century Spain, its arrival … Nuba is considered the most important type of North African music. The music's origins can be traced back to 9 th … liturgy and paraliturgy (Piyyutim). Translated from the Hebrew original in 'An Invitation to Piyut' website, by Elie …

Para Para

… on the JMRC’s release Cute Boy, Charming Girl (Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel, 23) , a collection of Hebrew children's songs released in 2013. Barely three … Dance in Jerusalem and the Department of Musicology of the Hebrew University who located a number of anthologies where …

Yiddish – The Mame Loshn (Yiddish - the Mother Tongue)

… American assimilation, and Zionism's insistance on Hebrew as the national language of Israel, its numbers have … of the culture are discussed such as film, poetry and music. There are a few scenes in the film where Yiddish music is heard and performed. Some of them include the …

Cantor Hugo Chaim Adler: the man and his music

… Thesis dissertation. … 1 … New York … Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York … Barry Tabaknek … Cantor Hugo Chaim Adler: the man and his music …

Atah Ehad

… the score should follow the natural direction of the Hebrew language – the melody is set as a responsorial piece … see below. Although Idelsohn can be credited as the first musician to introduce this melody to the Zionist repertory … Studies in Oriental Jewry 100, (2004), pp. 125-146 (In Hebrew). [3] Idelsohn, Sefer Hashirim, iii. [4] Netiva Ben …

Shir HaKavod

… letter of each line forms an acrostic that spells out the Hebrew alphabet. It is customary to recite the Piyyut when …

Had Gadya

… Annual of Jewish Studies 2 (5748[1988]), 201-226 (in Hebrew). This important study recapitulates most of the … the modern fate of the song with in contemporary Israeli musical repertoire. H ad Gadya was incorporated to the … appears in Aramaic with a Yiddish-German translation (in Hebrew characters). This Yiddish-German version was studied …