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10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… ark is preserved in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley. [3] The … (the fifteenth of the month, auspicious in all the Kerala religious communities) and hosted a grand celebration for …
Rabbi David Buzaglo
… the guidance of Rabbi Haim Attar, one of the most important religious poets and singers of Morocco in the early … Jewish diaspora. [3] After receiving a traditional Jewish religious training, as was customary in the precolonial era, … to the late 1940s, the “vision” period of Buzaglo’s life—was a crucial one. This is when he first became known …
Ezra Barnea
… In 1985, Barnea became director of the Institute for Religious Music, renamed “ Renanot – Institute for Jewish … his young age. In the last two years of Rabbi Uziel's life, Barnea would come to the rabbi's house every day and … by Barnea’s committee, and films about the Rabbi’s life were produced. One of these films was produced by …
Yaakov Huri
… by his children. As expected, this appreciation of his life is marked by fond memories and nostalgia for their … of a desire to try to show those around him the beauty of religious life. On Yom Kippur and on Rosh Hashanah, Huri … decent living. Put differently, he never profited from his religious knowledge and functions. His agenda was full: he …
Book Review: Music’s Making - The Poetry of Music; The Music of Poetry
… Music and literature. | Music theory –Philosophy. | Music--Religious aspects – Judaism. If we compare the headings and … Although the present reviewer is definitely a charter and lifetime member of the “wander haphazardly” school—to the …
Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… collectively, in a monophonic texture. They serve various religious functions and have a mystical background. This … that Lantsman ascribed to Yosl are still sung today by religious Zionist families. One—performed as the … Textless songs have probably been common in Jewish life for a long time. This could be connected with the fact …
The Music on Comtat-Venaissin
… Yossef Milhaud [1781-1870], who was the author of several religious books, including a "Commentary on Deuteronomy" and a "Life of Jethro", and it was opened to public religious services by its owner, my great-uncle [Moïse …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… Levi-Tanai's family maintained a rich cultural and religious life, profoundly influencing her artistic sensibilities. … with a theatrical, Western artistic platform. For this life project, she won the Israel Prize in 1973. Her …
‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… Not much is known of the life of Rabbi Mordecai ben Yehudah Dato (1525? – … Modena and Ferrara where he maintained a rather secluded life. Almost all of his works remained in manuscripts … Italian-Ancona ritual. Ancona (but in Milan). Male voice. Religious intonation). The recording was made in February …
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
… for the Moroccan Jews. It was named Ets Hayim (Tree of Life; the name of the Talmudic Academy in Amsterdam), but is … He established a Bet Medrash (academy of religious study) on Parliament Lane and laid the inaugural …