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Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… Composer Deborah Lynn Friedman (1951-2011) was an American Jewish singer-songwriter, whose compositions played an … shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. Friedman’s compositional … youth first brought her music into the mainstream of Jewish life and into their synagogues, where many worshippers were …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a performing stage, even though major … Palestine in 1926. He was extremely active in the musical life of the Yishuv, working extensively also for the Israeli …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… wars and vicissitudes in Spain that greatly affected the Jewish communities there. In 1140 Ibn Ezra immigrated to … to other parts of Christian Europe. Toward the end of his life he wandered to England, and most likely passed away … poetry, research on Hebrew grammar, writings concerning Jewish thought (including philosophy and various scientific …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… Kikhlot Yeini - Berry Sacharov - 2012 … Not all traditional Jewish holiday songs have survived in their original … Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini, which used to be performed in Jewish communities on Purim, especially in Germany, is one … Kikhlot yeini . However, what about its previous “Jewish” life? The Jewish versions Ashkenazi lineage Ayelet …
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 … the fire played a catalytic role in ending an era of Jewish life in Saloniki. Greek authorities viewed the fire’s …
Rabbi Meir Eleazar Atiya
… The Jewish Music Research Centre of the Hebrew University of … single-handedly maintained and kept alive the Moroccan Jewish singing tradition in Israel against all odds. He was … been born and raised in Rabat but then spent most of his life in Israel, where he received his rabbinical education. …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Yiẓḥak , or ‘Akedah ) has assumed an important function in Jewish religion and culture since Antiquity. This renowned narrative describes how the first Jewish family (Abraham, Sarah and Isaac) came close to … Goldberg (2000) provides an extensive study of Maier Levi’s life and work. An important discussion of the ‘Akedah …
Moshe Attias
… The Jewish Music Research Centre announces with sadness the … and died on April 30, 2020. He came, as do many Moroccan Jewish performing artists and composers, from a family of … version of Elmediouni’s hit “ Ana Nahibak ”) or his lifetime partner on the stage, the ‘oud player Nino Bitton, …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… on the biblical and post-biblical legends pertaining to his life, including the Exodus from Egypt, the receiving of the … connected to the performance practices of the local Jewish-Portuguese community. To the contrary, Salomon’s …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… made my way up to AMAR to search for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long … as elsewhere in the Arab world during the Nahda era, Jewish musicians played an active role in the performance … and Torah scholar from Aleppo. [4] Over the course of his life, he, who was blind and relied on a scribe to record his …