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Tsu der khupe (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Shir hama’alot - The umbilical cord between liturgical and domestic soundspheres in Ashkenazi culture
… Bavel [Psalm 137] referring to the destruction of the temple, which is said on days were the Ta h anun is recited …
Polonaise
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Kozak (LKT)
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Kozatshok (LKT)
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Volekh (LKT)
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A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… last word is a reference to the perpetual sacrifice in the Temple in Jerusalem. The refrain (from Numbers 28:23), recalls the close association between Temple sacrifices and synagogue prayers. Since the loss of the Temple, prayer has fulfilled the function of sacrifice. The …
21. Maṟavil Ŏḷivāya (Hidden God!)
This song attributed to Moshe Sarfati (d. 1838) of Kochi recounts the events of the…
Kale bazetsen (LKT)
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A Recovered Voice from the Past
… Lithuanian Jewish South Africa, and Midwestern American Reform Judaism. What is missing is a picture of the husband …