Song of the Month Archive
Sharing with you the captivating and at times surprising stories behind highly celebrated and less renowned Jewish songs.
November 2020
La Galana: A Very Old-New Sephardic Song
The 78rpm recordings that are still emerging from archives around the world offer unique vistas on past musical cul
July 2020
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
In his pioneer publication Hebrew Hymn Melodies: The Rise and development of a Musical Tradition
July 2020
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
“Bore ‘ad ana” (“Creator until when?”) is one of the most ubiquitous qinot (dirges) in the order
May 2020
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
Our song of the month concerns a Sephardic song commonly sung on the Passover and Shavuot holidays, which is derive
April 2020
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
Studying songs for Passover offers us a rich field of inquiry into the processes that constitute Jewish music repertoires, most especially in
November 2018
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
The Sephardic copla, El incendio de Saloniki (The Fire of Saloniki), also known as La cantiga del fuego (The Song
October 2018
Four Melodies for Four Questions
New Findings about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah
October 2018
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
Not all traditional Jewish holiday songs have survived in their original performance context or with their melodies of
February 2018
Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 1)
'Moyshelekh and Shloymelekh' is a name referring to two different Yiddish songs, 'Unter Di Gri
December 2017
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
This song of the month was released in the old website of the JMRC on Hannukkah 5669 (2009).
August 2017
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
By: Adi Koren, Or Dotan, Avigail Harel, Nave Klil Hahoresh, Clement Robert, Courtney Blue, Yaniv Dery, Noam Peleg,&