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The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of the Dutch Jewish community's most important structures. Its history and that of Amsterdam's Jewish community reflects the history of the entire Jewish … By the early 17 th century, there were three Jewish communities living in Amsterdam: Beit Shalom (founded around …
Coplas - Complas
… many more up to our century. Their subjects related to the Jewish festivities of the year cycle, or expressed the … of historical, social and political events on the Sephardic communities. Coplas are sung with a strophic melody, which … and Livorno) and the authors’ names are known. A Jewish repertoire composed by Jews for the Jewish …
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 … usually ends with the chanting of Aleinu Leshabeah. Some communities, however, follow this with the recitation of … nusa h , the Arvit service begins with “Hu rahum.” Many Jewish communities originating in Islamic countries begin …
Anim Zemirot
… a hurry to get home to the late morning Sabbath meal. Some communities only say the prayer on Yom Kippur eve after the … be assumed that Jews of German decent in Israel and other communities that were influenced by them spread this custom. … 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 a hurry to get home for their Sabbath morning meal. Some communities only say the prayer on Yom Kippur eve after the … be assumed that Jews of German decent in Israel and other communities that were influenced by them spread 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 … in the repertoire of Provençal and Central-European Jewish communities prior to its earliest appearance in print, …
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 … in the repertoire of Provençal and Central-European Jewish communities prior to its earliest appearance in print, …
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 communities, V’hi Sh’amda stands out during the Seder …
Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean
… Jews used to sing in events of the life cycle in their communities in Turkey, the Balkans and Israel. The … בן-נאה, ירון 2008 Jews in the realm of the Sultans: Ottoman Jewish society in the seventeenth century . Tübingen: Mohr … Taurus. Goldberg, Harvey E. | 'גולדברג, הארוי א 2003 Jewish passages: cycles of Jewish life . Berkeley: …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… of Iyar—Lag Ba’Omer—among Sephardic and Ashkenazi communities in Israel, include four customs: the lighting of … the written sources, Yaari found that the “Musta'aravim” (Jewish residents of the Land of Israel, who, for … haircut. During these celebrations, members of the various Jewish communities sing piyyutim that were written in honor …