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‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… Our song for this month is I'm sorry, It’s Yom Kippur by the Brooklyn based band Schmekel (Yiddish for a small penis). The band comprises four members, Lucian Kahn (vocals and … introduction before the upbeat song begins. The song has three verses, a chorus, and a bridge. Each verse consists of …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic principles of their … a variety of melodies. [11] The following figure contains three melodies in which the internal textual/musical …
Brakha Tzefira
… Brakha Tzefira was born in Jerusalem in 1910. Her father emmigrated from Yemen in 1887, and settled in the then Yemenite neighborhood of Nahalat Tsvi, in … birth to her, and her father died from typhus when she was three years old. After the death of her parents, she was …
Elohim Eshala
… NSA, Jacob Michael Collection, R 0080. This is a copy of the 1958 Folkways release by the Israeli singer Geula Gill “Yemenite songs and other … the first one being Elohim Eshala with only the opening three batim performed (the nashid part and then the …
Bene Israel [JIMF]
… and Fernandez spent months living with one family in the Bene Israel community, documenting the family's daily lives and recording the religious and … and community ritual, the film introduces the viewer to three generations of Indian Jews. Description taken from and …
Kedusha
… A responsorial prayer segment from the third benediction of Hazarat Hashatz recited by the cantor and the congregation. The word 'Kadosh' (holy) … name, Kedusha. The central part of the Kedusha is based on three biblical verses from the prophecies of Isaiah and …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… [1] The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably the most impressive text … is no more than 15 words long and is organized through three sophisticated units. - In each line God's name appears …
Ne’ilah
… Nei’la is the fifth and last service of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). … and Holy Days, which have four services, Yom Kippur is the only Holy Day that has five. As the last prayer of the … significance. After the H azarat ha-shatz, there are three declarations of faith, said by the cantor and repeated …
Musical Traditions of the Ethiopian Jews
… The dramatic immigration of the Ethiopian Jews from their country of origin to Israel in … phase resulted in the publication of a heavily annotated three CD album that is accessible through our website. A …
Eicha Yashva Badad
… Recordings of the National Sound Archive. Recorded by: Johanna L. Spector, … Y63. … 724 … In honor of Tish'a Be'av, this month’s Song of the Month is Eicha Yashva Badad lament. Megilat Eicha (Eng. … of each verse create a sequence of the Hebrew alphabet. The three recordings attached below are three versions of a …