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24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… and writing of a new scroll was always done by a trained Jewish sofer (scribe), and often it was commissioned and … the bride or bridegroom’s family as a center for community festivities during the week following a wedding. The “ark … of the entire community, also including guests from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song refers to …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… and writing of a new scroll was always done by a trained Jewish sofer (scribe), and often it was commissioned and … the bride or bridegroom’s family as a center for community festivities during the week following a wedding. The “ark … of the entire community, also including guests from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song refers to …
A Flowering Debate: A Judeo-Spanish Song (not just) for Tu BiShvat
… cycle at the end of winter is a relatively newcomer to the Jewish calendar, going back “only” to Mishnaic times. … exerted great influence on modern Sephardic and Oriental Jewish ritual practices. This influence is clearly reflected … ,Judeo-Spanish … 9415 … 9493 … Cantiga … Coplas … Jewish festivities … Judeo-Spanish - Ladino … Piyyut … Salonica … …
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 … they were later performed instrumentally at Hasidic festivities due to their popularity. And yet, this nign’s …
Linked by Melody: Gibraltar/Moroccan Songs for Passover (and Shavuoth)
… this romance is fondly remembered and performed around the festivities of Passover and Shavuoth due to its content …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… Jews, Heinrich Graetz, the great nineteenth-century German Jewish historian, once wrote, is essentially a history of … and saints, or Leidensgeschichte and Geistesgeschichte . Jewish Studies in this formulation consisted of the … the fact that the band also played for Christian and Muslim festivities in the city. See, Marcus, Amy D. Jerusalem …
Hishqi Hizqi
… the 17th and 18th centuries one of the most flourishing Jewish communities in Europe. The foremost musical … commemorated today. This celebration and the Simhat torah festivities in honour of the "Bridegroom of the Torah" and …
Beregovski Collection - Nign no. 3
… Beregovski, Evreiskie narodnye napevy bez slov [ Jewish Tunes without Words , 1946]: This research was … 2022) M. Beregovski's, Evreiskie narodnye napevy bez slov [ Jewish Tunes without Words , 1946; 1962], is one of the most … souls”) recorded on October 1, 1953 during Simhat Torah festivities at the Tze’irei Agudat Israel Synagogue in Tel …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… connected to the performance practices of the local Jewish-Portuguese community. To the contrary, Salomon’s … of Tetuán, it is sung in the home during Shavuot dinner festivities, or in the beit midrash study hall at the end of …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… destructive in scale, the fire came as a great blow to the Jewish community living in Saloniki at the time. The fire … tens of thousands of Jews homeless and consumed most of the Jewish neighborhood in the old city, including areas of … offers poetic commentary on historical events and Jewish festivities of the yearly cycle. Susana Weich-Shahak defines …