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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 … First Crusade of 1096, and venerated the martyrs as the spiritual successors of Isaac, regarding their sacrifice as … century and relied instead on oral transmission of their musical traditions. [15] The only implicit written records …
A.Z. Idelsohn: A Pioneer in Jewish Ethnomusicology
… of the twentieth century, the study and research of Jewish music was motivated by the belief that the music of biblical … in 'low' human societies at their sacred services and rituals. A new approach concerning the early phases of …
Jewish Liturgical Forms in the Falasha Liturgy? A Comparative Study
… in the direction of comparative studies. In any society, a Jewish influence may be manifested in certain aspects … and determining their presence or absence within Falasha rituals, we can better relate the Falasha tradition to Jewish liturgical precedents. … 23452 … Jewish music … Ethiopia … Ethiopian Liturgical Traditions … …
Music in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah in Northern Africa
… More than any other Jewish group, the Northern African community has adopted the … of the Jewish world; its most characteristic feature is the ritualistic study of the book, which is quite rare outside … Jews … Zohar … Sixteenth (16th) Century … Kabbalah … Music in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah in Northern Africa … …
“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 … success of household members. Like other Jewish liturgical rituals, the havdalah ceremony is embellished by piyyutim … from B’nai Jeshrun: http://www.bj.org/spiritual-life/music-of-bj/invitation-to-piyyut-na/el-eliyahu/ Literary …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research rarely considers the Jewish home as a … The Passover seder (lit. “order”) is one of the main home rituals. The Haggadah , the order of texts recounting the …
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 … role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … songs for youth, and introspective songs meant for spiritual healing. [1] The Text The text of “Shema' Koleinu” …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… of the opening stanza, is the refrain (the same words and music are repeated) and x, the last line of the rest of the … we can reconstruct with a certain degree of accuracy how Jewish liturgical practices evolved prior to the invention … given places of honor in both the northern and southern rituals [i.e. Ashkenazi and Sephardic rituals]. With the …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… Introduction Jewish cantillation—the intoned reading of Torah, Haftarah, … and below each word. However, the chant also has clear musical features, with a variety of scales, motives, … inspiring and expressing a state of religious spirituality” (2000, 14). The present analysis seeks to …
Marlena Fuerstman
… Marlena Fuerstman served as spiritual leader of Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation and is a member of Jewish Music Research Centre. … Cantor and Researcher … Marlena …