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Arvit
… Arvit is the last of the three daily services of the Jewish liturgy, along with Sha h arit and Min h a which are … it was Jacob who created the Arvit service (the morning prayer of Sha h arit is credited to Abraham and the … nusa h , the Arvit service begins with “Hu rahum.” Many Jewish communities originating in Islamic countries begin …
Atah Ehad
… a well-known setting of a traditional Ashkenazi melody to a prayer from the Min h ah service [1] (Heb. מנחה ) for the … Basis — The Discovery of the Orient and the Uniformity of Jewish Musical Traditions in the Teaching of Abraham Zvi … of the Synagogue: An Historical Survey' in Studies in Jewish Music: Collected Writings of Abraham Wolf Binder , …
Anim Zemirot
… appears in the Ashkenazi Siddur at the end of the morning prayers, after the Mussaf service. In some Israeli synagogues the prayer was moved to an earlier part of the service, the end … is in the minor mode and it most likely originated in the Jewish communities of Germany where it is known with some …
Shir HaKavod
… in the Ashkenazi Siddur at the end of the morning Shabbath prayers, after the Mussaf service. In some Israeli synagogues the prayer is moved to an earlier part of the service, after the … is in the minor mode and it most likely originated in the Jewish communities of Germany where it is known with some …
Had Gadya
… of intensive study by a distinguished gallery of modern Jewish and non-Jewish scholars since the early nineteenth-century, starting … appearance in a now lost, anonymous manuscript of a Hebrew prayer book in parchment apparently still found during his …
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… of intensive study by a distinguished gallery of modern Jewish and non-Jewish scholars since the early nineteenth-century, starting … appearance in a now lost, anonymous manuscript of a Hebrew prayer book in parchment apparently still found during his …
Ve-Hi She-’Amda – Piyyut from the Passover Haggadah
… this piyyut, in order to emphasize the salvation of the Jewish nation from utter destruction. In Ashkenazi … to the well- known Ashkenazi melody, as part of the “Metal Prayer” project. To listen, click here . Words of the Piyut …
Shir hama’alot - The umbilical cord between liturgical and domestic soundspheres in Ashkenazi culture
… exile in the past, it is used during mealtime as a prayer for future redemption which should be mentioned in … the second half of the twentieth century, when many German Jewish liturgical traditions fell into oblivion, the … Israel. The following table shows which melodies of festive prayers and piyyutim were adopted for Shir hama’alot , the …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… the written sources, Yaari found that the “Musta'aravim” (Jewish residents of the Land of Israel, who, for … Scroll to Mount Meron. The following day, after the morning prayers, the “Halakah” is held—the first boys' haircut. During these celebrations, members of the various Jewish communities sing piyyutim that were written in honor …
Kosher-tants (LKT)
… the the name of this dance (‘kosher dance’) is originally Jewish, in all instances its music was typically foreign and … the bride is a kosher one’ is far from in good taste for Jewish modesty... In newer times the maskilim began to wage … If the bride is an orphan, the chazan now recites the prayer for the dead, ‘Mercifiul God, etc.,’ chanting it in …