מסורת ושינוי בקרב יוצאי תימן
המאמר דן בשינויים התרבותיים החלים בקרב קהילת יהודי חוגריה מתימן.
סוג חומר:
מאמרים בכתבי עת
שנה:
תשמ"ט
השירה והלחנים בתפילת יהודי תימן
השירה והלחנים בתפילה התימנית
סוג חומר:
מאמרים בכתבי עת
שנה:
תשכ"א
יהודי חבאן: תולדותיהם ומורשתם
שירה ומחול בחתונה בקרב נשות חבאן
שירי הנשים באירועי החתונה של יהודי חבאן
החתונה בקרב יהודי חבאן
יהודי תימן שירתם ונגינתם
A thorough introduction to the history and culture of Yemenite Jews, for the erudite Hebrew reader. The article has five chapters and two appendices. Chapter 1 is a history of the Jews in Yemen, their centers in Yemen and Aden and their settlement in Jerusalem, with a few remarks about the historiography of Yemenite Jews. Chapter 2 describes Yemenite garments, customs, life style, and beliefs as Idelsohn witnessed in Jerusalem.
סוג חומר:
מאמרים בכתבי עת
שנה:
1918
- A Polka Mazurka
- Niggun of the Meggid of Mezerich From the album, "The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim." This dance niggun is the seventh and last in a series of niggunim sung by Bratslav Hasidim as they dance after the Shabbat evening service on Friday night. Some have attributed the niggun to R. Dov Ber, the meggid of Mezerich.
- Kol B'ru'ei (Padua, Italy) From the album, "Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)." The poem depicts "all creatures" singing and praising the unity of God, and was recited in the Italian rite during the daily morning prayer. This melody was sung only on Rosh Hashanah (New Year) in the Italian tradition of Padua.
- Yigdal From the album, "Judeo-Carribean Currents, Music of the Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Curaçao," performed by Gideon Zelermyer. The Yigdal is part of the ceremonial section of the liturgical order of Shabbat and the Holy Days in the Curaçao synagogue. It is one of the ending hymns of the service.
- Eres Chiquita y Bonita From the album, "Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle," sung by Alicia Bendayan from Tetuan. This is a song about courtship, related to the Jewish rituals that mark the events of the life cycle.
- Sweet Shalt Be My Chant From the album, "Kulmus Hanefesh," performed by Yair Harel on voice and tar, and Matti Kovler on voice and piano. A sacred hymn attributed to Rabbi Yehuda ha-Chasid, this is a Chabad tune with a near-Eastern arrangement.
- Lyr II From the album, "The Music of the Mountain Jews." Lyr is a genre found among all Turkish peoples, consisting of long, complex compositions usually comprised of three parts.
- Gilu ha-Galilim (Rejoice Galileans) From the album, "Nights in Canaan, Early Songs of the Land of Israel (1882-1946)." This is a Second Aliyah (1904-1914) song which became an integral part of the historical repertoire of Hebrew song. Both native-born and newly arrived pioneers sang this song in all circumstances.
- Saperi Tama From the album, "With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen." This is a girdle poem by Se'adia ben Amram. Saperi Tama is sung to many melodies and is one of Yemenite Jewry's most common poems.