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Prayer for the state
… Synagogue … Liturgical Innovation in a Nation-State: The Music of the “Prayer for the Well-being of the State of … excellent article by Rabbi Prof. David Golinkin HERE The music of the “Prayer for the Well-being of the State of … downtown Jerusalem, a sanctuary where many state events of religious nature took place in the early years of the State …
Piyyutim for the High Holidays
… singing other liturgical texts. The melody consists of two musical phrases repeated according to the aaba scheme. … U'ak. … From the upcoming release of JMRC's-Anthology of Musical Traditions in Israel: The Historical Recordings of … educated in one of the most important centers of Sephardi religious music, Edirne, where a local Jewish choir called …
Hanukkah Blessings
… of the candles occurred in community contexts, special musical settings were arranged. Our Song of the Month … Samuel David (1836-1895). Born in Paris, David received his musical education at the Conservatoire of Paris, where he … background (Sephardic or Ashkenazi) of its members or their religious leanings. Samuel David’s setting of the Hanukkah …
Musical Traditions of the Ethiopian Jews
… intensively engaged in documenting and studying the diverse religious and secular musical repertoires of Ethiopian Jews. The present page … Civilisations a Tradition Orale (LACITO) of the CNRS, Ethnomusicology Department, followed now by a new research team, …
Hayrana Laih
… in the Arab world, but also has connections to Jewish musical contexts and musicians. The lyrics of Hayrana Laih … from Arabic to Hebrew, from the secular space to the religious one, and from the vast popularity of the song to a … “Layla Murad: Popular Culture and the Politics of Ethnoreligious Identity,” in The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: …
Ahavat ‘Olamim
… in 2010. This is the third disc in the Contemporary Jewish Music series produced by the Jewish Music Research Centre. It is the product of the initiative … in prayer, in life-cycle rituals, and in non-liturgical religious songs for the early morning vigils, called Shirat …
Hay ram galeh
… it became major hub for liturgical and paraliturgical music in the modern western section of Jerusalem. It also … client for this music that also found a place in Jewish religious contexts. It is important to stress that the … from Arab countries to preserve this musical repertoire in religious contexts. At stake here is the power of Arabic …

The Tedeschian Community
… within the synagogue, and these are apparent in the music: The piyyutim melodies are mostly borrowed from the surrounding culture, and help to bridge between the musical fashion outside the synagogue and the prayer … which bears the attributes of any community, such as: religious belief, common origin, interests, culture, …
Admor
… from the leadership of an ordinary rabbi. The rabbi is the religious leader of the community and his authority is … conduct. The rabbi makes a 'Psak Halakha' (decides on a new religious rule), and his community follows it. Of course, … Zemirot with them. He also took the job of renewing the musical tradition of the dynasty, and acted as a musical …
Kabalat Shabat
… the ritual of Kabalat Shabat has extended beyond the religious communities and into secular circles as well, such … Hay, recorder: Avigdor Hertzog, 18.11.64. NSA Y3623. Musical Transcription … Piyyutim … קבלת שבת … Liturgical music … Piyyutim … Piyyut … Piyyut … Synagogue music … …