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59. The Document Box
… first line refer to the traditional palm leaf documents of Kerala also mentioned in song 58. In houses of the wealthy … dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. As in the previous song, the … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 59. The Document Box …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… four contrasting melodies. Stanzas 1 and 2 are sung to the Kerala melody for “ Mi Khamokha ve’En Kamokha ,” a lengthy … reason for the second feast. This section is sung to the Kerala tune for “ Purim, Purim, Purim Lanu ” (‘ Areshet … in Jewtown. _____________________________ [1] In old Kerala, a letter would be written on an ola—a dried palm …
57. In the India Kingdom
… of Haman and his daughter are also characteristic of the Kerala Christian folk drama, as is the casual style of … 89). Venus Lane recognized the melody as the tune used in Kerala for the Hebrew Azharot (“Warnings”), a piyyut … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 57. …
56. The Song of Ruth
… local cultural references, its elements from midrash reveal Kerala Jewish familiarity with the Talmudic commentary … term for mother-in-law; the “covering shawl” worn by Kerala Jewish women to cover their upper body and head in … we have translated it throughout as “People” (capitalized). Kerala Jews sometimes refer to themselves (all Kerala Jews) …
55. David and the Spider
… mention of her spindle (Ginzberg 1968, 4:108). Nor does the Kerala song identify her as Orpah, the sister-in-law of Ruth … her son’s killer. Gamliel goes on to speculate that the Kerala Jewish women singers may be identifying to some … song can be viewed as a prime example of creativity in the Kerala Jewish response to Bible and midrash! …
54. David and the Mosquito
… rather than a wasp? Anyone who has lived in or visited Kerala can testify to the annoying ubiquity of its mosquito … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 54. David and the Mosquito …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… Joseph Hai. Kochi, January 9, 1977; III-23. 53c. Kerala women. Recorded by ethnomusicology students from … 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One story expands on God’s decree that Moshe … Apparently, this song was known throughout the Kerala Jewish communities. The version translated here, …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… Living God Descended” (’Areshet 1980, 76). According to Kerala tradition, it is sung before taking the Torah from … the tablets were made of precious stone, interpreted by Kerala Jews as diamonds.[1] The poetic imagery in the final … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 52. …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… by the Jewish Malayalam term “Mutaliyar,” a traditional Kerala term used for the leader of a community, as it was … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… several narratives from midrash with unique and charming Kerala flourishes. The dramatic scene is set in stanza 3 … Mount Sinai was chosen as the site of the revelation, this Kerala song creates a verbal anthropomorphic image of Mount … listeners might well imagine her dressed in the finery of a Kerala bride as she sweetly but firmly questions God—Who …