… achievements. In the study of ancient Jewish culture during biblical times, we frequently encounter references to music. … or a sword—but musical instruments, [4] in addition to the biblical tropes [Neginoth] that are used to this day for … he has advanced a comprehensive research project on biblical cantillations (tropes), which, upon its …

… on the High Holy Days musaf service. The opening is a biblical verse (Habaqquq 3:2) that becomes a refrain. The last verse of each stanza is also a Biblical verse ending on “Adonai” as the refrain. The second …

… on the High Holy Days musaf service. The opening is a biblical verse (Habaqquq 3:2) that becomes a refrain. The last verse of each stanza is also a Biblical verse ending on “Adonai” as the refrain.  “Hazon … of Isaiah; Isaiah 1:1-27) is the haftarah (additional biblical reading) for the Sabbath before Tisha BeAv, called …

… number is given a symbolic meaning that is connected to biblical figures, concepts, and objects related to …

… whom she recorded on April 26, 1948 singing excerpts of biblical cantillation as well as sections from the Passover … mainstream Sephardic cantorial tradition. His recordings of biblical cantillation were broadcast by the Palestine …

… has its dual fount in the Greek poems of Sappho and in the biblical Song of Songs. And so, for my final example of a … narrative, which really makes it stand out from the rest of biblical literature.  PC: Exactly. And in the Hebrew, the … not linked by a verb in the Hebrew text, and because the biblical text leaves ambiguous which word should be …

… to a performance of Matisyahu’s reggae retelling of the Biblical story of the exodus from Egypt in his song “Chop … Jeffrey. 2016. Singing God’s Words: The Performance of Biblical Chant in Contemporary Judaism. Oxford: Oxford …

… from the Hebrew Bible are not an uncommon phenomenon. Biblical romances are known in oral tradition among … for another seven years. Beyond the narration of these biblical events, the anonymous author(s) of this romance add … motifs characteristic of the genre that are absent from the biblical text. This literary device is evident in the …

… liturgical melody set to penitential poems referring to the Biblical episode of the binding of Isaac. The study on the …

… Sabbath but in this case played on the opening words of the Biblical verse, Rishon Le-Tzyion, that coincide with the …

… about the holiday of Sukkot. Since Sukkot commemorates the Biblical harvest season, the song connects the act of …

… This is a comical song about Noah, hero of the Biblical Great Flood, and his fondness for a stiff drink. …