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Arvit
… to be said after nightfall. This is because of the verse in the Shm'a that commands recitation of the prayer … Amida is followed by a short closing section that includes verses from Genesis 2:1-3, a shortened version of the … in Islamic countries begin with “Leshem yihud” and the verses “Hashem tsvaot imanu,' “Hashem tsvaot imanu,” and …
Anim Zemirot
… because it used to be proceeded by the chanting of the verse 'Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you … by God. The Piyyut is assembled from lines without verses or a refrain. In every line there is an internal …
Shir HaKavod
… because it used to be preceded by the chanting of the verse 'Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you … accepted by God. The Piyyut is assembled in lines without verses or a refrain. In every line there is an internal …
Had Gadya
… the end of the Haggadah, it is a cumulative song, with each verse adding another motif to the story. It begins with a … (of the singer-subject of the song), which in the next verse is eaten by the cat, which is bitten by the dog, and …
Had Gadya in Israeli Culture
… the Passover Haggadah. It is a cumulative song, with each verse adding another motif to the story. It begins with a … (of the singer-subject of the song), which in the next verse is eaten by the cat, which is bitten by the dog, and … of dissemination and meaning(s). Summarizing these very diverse opinions, that are repeated in countless printed and …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… “atbash” (alternating the Hebrew alphabet in direct and reverse orders; certain changes to this structure appear at the three first and the last two verses). The crowd answers after each verse with the refrain “In honor of the Holy Tanna,” or …
Badekns (LKT)
… this meant: People should now petition the master of the universe, and the fiddle began ‘to speak words.’” [Apt …
Bazetsens (LKT)
… married life, and features improvised but formulaic rhymed verses sung by the badkhn or marshalik [wedding poet/master … with sustained triads by the klezmorim , who played between verses solo obbligato passages on violin, clarinet or … 1913, I, pp. 178-81 . “The [ badkhn’s ] song was in verses of good German and sung with musical accompaniment... …
Kale bazetsen (LKT)
… (wedding poet/jester), who improvised formulaic rhymed verses emphasizing the poignance of the young couple’s …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… inspiration and template for Guthrie's songs. This five verse poem (one of the few holiday songs in the book … in this case the story of Hannah and her seven sons – with verses on family rituals, eating Hanukkah food, and a … Asch, head of Folkways Records, in 1949. One is a twenty-verse song called The Many and the Few , which begins with …