(50 results found)
Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)
This is a rhythmicized example of the Hebrew psalmody used for the Sabbath eve (compare…
Va-ya'al Moshe me- 'arbot Mo'ab (Deuteronomy 34)
This is the concluding chapter of Ve-zot haberakha, the last parashah (reading portion)…
Ahot qetannah
In the Sephardi rite this piyyut attributed to Abraham Hazan Gerondi (13th century) is…
Shir hashirim (Song of Songs 1: 1-4)
A brief excerpt from the Song of Songs (1:1-4) that is recited in the Spanish-Portuguese…
Mi hakham ve-yishmor eleh, Qaddish and Barekhu
This piece opens with the second half of the last verse of the special Psalm for Succoth…
James Levy
The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in Gibraltar. Toward the end of…
Shavouah tov in Spanish
See the biography of James Levy.
The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Liturgy
Few Jewish liturgical music traditions have been as consistently maintained as were…
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues: An introduction
Introducing the…
Abraham Beniso
Hazzan Abraham Beniso was born in Gibraltar, on January 21, 1923. During World War ІІ he…