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Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… the present day. Many have attributed the prayer with spiritual interpretations and have used it as a talisman to … the four days of fast, and thrice on Yom Kippur. All of the Jewish communities in Israel, both Sephardic and Ashkenazi, … the words ' Yishar koa h .' The Simple Reading The musical capabilities of the priests are very diverse and …
As long As I Live
… Directed by Edgar Hirshbain This film portrays the rituals of many of the Jewish holidays. Unfortunately, in most of the scenes of … does not coincide with the prayers themselves and thus the music of each holiday is not heard. The two exemptions are …
Brakha Tzefira
… His wife Hadassah, Brakha's beloved teacher, encouraged her musical talents, and proposed that Tzefira should sing … Tzefira knew from her childhood including Sephardic songs, Jewish songs from Yemen, Persia, and Bukhara, as well as … return from Egypt in 1932), Ethiopian and Turkish songs, spiritual songs from the U.S., and more. In 1931, they went on …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… as in Egypt and Byzantium. In the 12 th century, the spiritual center of the Karaites was balanced between Europe … sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and … melody to the same text is performed by Avraham Kanai, a Jewish Karaite from Kazakhstan. The third melody originated …
Falashas No More
… racism from other Jews who did not consider their ancient rituals to be Jewish. The film features two scenes with Ethiopian Jewish music. The first is of a child who chants in the language of …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… playing in 2010 and are a self-proclaimed ‘100% Trans Jewish band.’ One definition to the term transgender can be … compositions that combine, among other genres, punk music, polkas, cantorial singing, and Jewish melodies … are usually considered to be equal participants in Jewish rituals. Bazant writes about his feelings at the synagogue …
Shir Bamromim
… This film was produced by the Jewish Music Research Centre along with the National Sound Archives … music which moves from deeply meditative music to fast spiritual dance music. Songs that appear in the film: Bar Yo …
Last Jews in Yemen
… there. In addition to exposing the viewer to the both Jewish and Muslim Yemenites' ways of life, the film also presents different Yemenite Jewish musical traditions as performed in Yemen of the mid 1990s. … for psalms, children chanting in class, Biur Hametz (the ritual of burning all leavened bread before Passover), a …
Abyadi Ana
… to the wedding ceremony (usually on the day before) in Jewish communities throughout the Middle East and North Africa. At the center of the ceremony stands the ritual application of henna paste on the skin of the bride … authentic “ethnic” dishes and drinks, as well as skilled musicians who perform traditional henna songs. [1] …
Steiger
… A term in use in the European Jewish musical tradition to refer to the different modal types of Nusa h ei Hatefilah. Nusa h Hatefilah is the accepted ritual of liturgical singing that is based on structural …