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Almonds and Raisins
… to the meeting point of cinema with music and Jewish traditions as can be found in this genre. Some significant …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… is arguably the most impressive text within the Synagogue tradition. Sources of the Priestly Blessing- the Holy Temple … for all of the Jews of Ashkenaz. There are different traditions regarding when the blessing is to be recited: in … in Israel, both Sephardic and Ashkenazi, follow this tradition. In the Diaspora, it is a bit more complicated and …
Bene Israel [JIMF]
… daily lives and recording the religious and cultural traditions of this unique branch of Judaism. Through …
Elohim Eshala
… this period (1958-1959). Elohim Eshala is the only really traditional Yemenite track in this record, the rest being … instruments are not characteristic of the Yemenite Jewish tradition and betray the encounter of Dahiyani with Jewish musicians from other Arab-Jewish traditions in Israel, especially Iraqi Jewish musicians. …
Brakha Tzefira
… of Tzefira singing her songs, in that it helped expose the traditions of different ethnic groups to each other, … piano, and was familiar with Hebrew lyrics, although from a traditional galut (Diaspora) perspective. His playing and … of her cousin, Mazal) who taught her songs of the Yemenite tradition, and Yitzhak Eliyahu Navon , who taught her songs …
Aharon Amram
… in Israel to revive, preserve, and continue the Yemenite tradition. Amram began performing at weddings in his town, … Yemenite synagogue tunes, in order to preserve the Yemenite traditions, because their sons did not have fathers to teach them these traditions. Amram started this project at the beginning of …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… the Karaites have maintained the basic principles of their traditions. Over the course of these many centuries, … of the Karaite heritage. History According to the Karaite tradition, the community's origins can be traced back to a … Poland. During that period, the development of the Karaite tradition reached its peak in Kushta (Istanbul); the 14-16 …
Chants Pour un Shabbat
… of the Sabbath and Bakkashot according to the Morrocan tradition. More information can be found at the director's …
Edge of the West
… by Arnan Zafrir This hour long film documents the different traditions and day to day life of the Jews of Morocco. The … third of the film consists mostly of religious and musical traditions that range from Rosh Hashana prayers, the Shabbat … local tropes. There is also a segment which features the traditional Henna ceremonies before a wedding. This …
Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition
… Ladino … Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition …