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Almonds and Raisins
… were made in Yiddish. In Almonds and Raisins (named after a popular Yiddish song), director Russ Karel and narrator … of which star cantor Moyshe Oysher who sings both Yiddish popular songs and Jewish liturgical music. This film is an excellent …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… the rabbis' reservations, the response verses remained popular, although the variety of responses is diverse and … Piyutim, others were adopted from secular Jewish songs, as well as from non-Jewish sources. Some of these … inventions of the priests. In similarity with folk songs in general, while some were uniquely beautiful with …
Elohim Eshala
… Folkways release by the Israeli singer Geula Gill “Yemenite songs and other Israeli folk songs.” Gill (b. 1932 in Tel … "Ve-ha-Kohen”). The second song is “Ah! Ofra,” a song popularized by Sara Levy Tanai. Shlomo Dahiyani's version … Moshe Wilensky (NSA K-334) is instructive. As a composer of popular music, Wilensky had no pretensions in his …
Brakha Tzefira
… one neighborhhod to the next, Brakha was attracted to the songs she heard. The synagogue played a central role in the … of Jerusalem, she and her friends were exposed to Arabic songs and melodies. They used to challenge themselves by … field of Israeli folksongs (Zemer Ivri), and produced more 'popular' music in the form of songs usually with piano …
Aharon Amram
… he read weekly torah portions, recited Haftaras, and sang songs of rabbi Shalom Shabazi and some Israeli songs that he knew. Following this activity, he received a … famous by Ofra Haza, who recorded a version that became popular in Europe. Other songs of his include various …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… is sung in a responsorial manner, whereas paraliturgical songs are sung either in a responsorial manner or by the … both in Eastern Europe and in Egypt. Whereas the liturgical songs were not, for the most part, influenced by Western … Moshe Taneni, who also composed melodies to other very popular piyyutim that are sung at paraliturgical events and …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… by Slavic languages. Both the language and the folksongs, like many other elements of Ashkenazi culture, are … during the second half of the nineteenth century, popular poems, written by well known poets were spread with … New York), and Mordechai Gebirtig (1877 Krakow – 1942). The popular Yiddish songs that are well known today usually …
LeBelibo Agas VeGam Tapuach
… Matti Caspi , features prominent Israeli singers performing popular Israeli songs that were inspired and taken from Russian folksongs. … Israeli Music … Matti Caspi … Ehud Manor … Russian music … Popular music … Israeli Folk Songs … LeBelibo Agas VeGam …
Midarom Tipatah Hatovah
… Directed by Shmuel Imberman Songs and skits by the army band Lehakat Pikud Hadarom. Includes the songs Medarom Tipata h HaTovah , Shib h ei Maoz , Hey … … … Army bands … Israeli Music … Yemenite … Ashkenazi … Popular Culture … Jewish cultural groups … Midarom Tipatah …

Music from the Holy Land
… This film documents different songs and musical styles in Israel during the 1970's. Yaffa … rock … Yaffa Yarkoni … Parvarim … Jewish cultural groups … Popular music … Music from the Holy Land …