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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… with the Binding of Isaac, which was sung to texts in both Hebrew and Yiddish. Many of these texts touch directly upon … descendants. The story’s primary textual rendering in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis XXII:1–19) is somewhat brief, barely … a faithful preserver of the Alsatian Jewish community’s chanting heritage ( minhag Elsass ) sings the one recording …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… of Jacobson’s article, one sees how the allure of Rossi’s Hebrew compositions to modern scholars impacts the … [2] I am thankful to Prof. Shulamit Elitzur from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for enlightening me about … in his honor’s thesis, “ Mikra Yiannena : Romaniote Chanting for Shabbat Evening in Greece and New York City,” …
Shefa Gold
… its practices to Judaism. Gold combined the old practice of Hebrew chanting with ideas from Buddhism by using biblical verses … order to achieve a deeply spiritual experience. She teaches Hebrew chanting at Kol Zimra, a formal training program in …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… Jewish history, including among other things the revival of Hebrew in Ottoman Palestine, the creation of a new secular … himself left a rather short autobiography in English and Hebrew published towards the end of his life, when his … The sky would fill with beautiful colors and hues enchanting us with the glory of their loveliness. While we …
Haim Louk
… studies, piyyutim (Jewish liturgical poetry), traditional chanting of Psalms, and Hebrew grammar. The school, which played a central role in … piyyut . Sources: Louk, Haim. Interview by Edwin Seroussi (Hebrew). April 18, 1999. National Library of Israel. …