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1. Oh Lovely Parrot!
… payinkiḷi —literally translated as a “green parrot,” and in Jewish Malayalam an epithet for a very beautiful woman— … and two others (songs 2 and 14) points to a tradition of Jewish roots in what is now the small town of Palayur, as … (signifying the minyan or quorum of ten required for Jewish prayer) apparently survived, but the others “quarreled …
5. Mi-Pi El (De Boca del Dio)
… This practice was preserved and promoted in Sephardic prayer books by Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulay (1724-1806). … of Simhat Torah. Despite its enormous diffusion throughout Jewish communities and its appearance in countless printed and handwritten prayer books, the earliest versions are relatively modern. …
Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… as early as 1927 in a collection of Lithuanian Jewish tunes (Bernstein [1927] 1958, #95), in which it is … is highlighted: Textless songs have probably been common in Jewish life for a long time. This could be connected with … made fun of the ecstatic movements of the Hasidim during prayer, their feasts, etc. We never hear, however, the …
Yaakov Huri
… as rabbi. Huri belonged to the Zionist sector of the Jewish community. This sector, unlike the yeshivah students that were supported by the Jewish community, worked during the day for their … that there were certain situations in which he would lead prayers in one synagogue, and then walk to another one to …
Ezra Barnea
… The Jewish Music Research Centre mourns the passing of Ezra … surrounded his neighborhood, he became acquainted with the prayer customs of different ethnic groups. He also learned … for Religious Music, renamed “ Renanot – Institute for Jewish Music” in Jerusalem, an institution dedicated to the …