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James Levy
… The musical lore of James Levy's family has deep roots in Gibraltar . Toward the end of the 18th century, a man named Hayyim Levy lived … "Shira ve-simha" (Song and Joy). It consists of about three hundred and fifty liturgical songs and prayers, many …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… This document, in the form of a synoptic table, incorporates three versions of Idelsohn’s autobiography. The original table is available in table format as a PDF …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… Preface The history of the Jews, Heinrich Graetz, the great nineteenth-century … my brother Eliyahu and I played. [2] I was then [1908] three years old. Mother [Zilla Schneider 1882-1958; married … and they worked extremely hard because they taught at the three schools that already existed at the time. Despite his …
Eikha yashvah badad (Lamentations 1:1-4 and 5:21)
… During the services of the Ninth of Av, the Scroll of Ekha (Book of Lamentations) … reflects the particular division of the Ekha verses into three sections. The result is a dirge-like tune in a …
Divre Yermiyahu (Jeremiah 1:1-9)
… Melody for the haftarah (additional readings from the Prophets) on Shabbat Divre , one of the three Sabbaths in the Three Weeks, a period of mourning …
Qiddush for the Three Festivals
… This is a complete rendition of the benediction over wine chanted as a recitation in flexible rhythm by the head of the family over the festive table on the eve of the Three Festivals. This specific recording is for the Festival …
Lekh le-shalom geshem
… Part of the tiqqun ha-tal (Prayer for Dew), a prayer recited on the first day of Passover to mark the passing from the … version of this melody with a text from the Hallel for the Three Festivals ( see no. 28 below ) is transcribed by …
Atanu leḥalot panekha
… This is one of the oldest selihot melodies in the Sephardi ritual set to an ancient poem that dates back … to the post-Talmudic period. The short poem consists of three stanzas in an aaba rhyming scheme, whereas the last …
Naqdishakh ve-na'aritzakh
… The qeddushah is another liturgical text that receives special musical treatment in the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. Hazzanim of the Amsterdam … Baroque features is from Amsterdam and is performed on the Three Festivals (Passover, Shavuot and Succoth) … The …
Az yashir Moshe (Song of the Sea; Exodus 15) (2 versions)
… The Song of the Sea or Song of Moses, a section of the morning liturgy, is sung in Sephardic communities with … In this CD, we hear two versions of the first three verses of this undoubtedly ancient melody. They will, …