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Tvile
… and even dances, was established not only among the ancient tribes of Israel but in certain times also among Jewish Poland, …
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
… Turkey, the Balkan countries, Syria, Lebanon, the Land of Israel, and Egypt. H azzanim (cantors) and payytanim passed … communities there. The Aleppo community held on to an ancient performance tradition of prayers and piyyutim that … The baqqashot singing tradition of Aleppo is also ancient, likely originating in the 16 th century as well. At …
Karev Yom
… life of those times… Theodore Bikel On October 2, 2014, Israeli anchor Gabi Gazit interviewed Theodore Bikel … birthday. The interview was held at the initiative of the Israeli music connoisseur and collector Dudi Patimer. … JTS 9478). When and where was the last stanza of Yannai’s ancient piyyut set to a special melody is for the moment …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… Nor did it become the national anthem of the State of Israel until very recently. The truth is that Hatikvah (“The … , inspired by Idelsohn’s table, a medieval Hispano-Arabic ancient pedigree by linking it to the Spanish folksong … speculations in order to find a more genuinely “Jewish” or “ancient” origin for the tune. We shall examine below the …
Haint Iz Purim, Brider, Part II
… of Jewish Music at the National Sound Archives of the Israel National Library, a still largely unexplored treasure … anonymous piyyut for Purim ‘Asher heni ‘etzat goyim,’ an ancient piyyut with an alphabetical acrostic that functions … melodies, a tradition that was maintained in the modern Israeli repertoire of Purim songs, especially for children. …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… mishpati ya-avor” (Why do you say, Jacob / Why declare, Israel // My way is hid from the Lord / And by my God my … music shares common characteristics, which come from the ancient Near East. As Tarsi (2001, 3) observes, however, … “Masoretic Accents as Biblical Commentary.” Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia University 4, no. …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… continually. Restore to Zion once again Thy favor and the ancient might And glory of her sacred fane, And let the … Manuscripts (hereby: IMHM) at the National Library of Israel, we can reconstruct with a certain degree of accuracy … the liturgical practice of Western Ashkenaz was therefore ancient. Among the earliest printed versions of our poem are …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… for You listen with compassion to the prayer of Your people Israel. Blessed are You, Lord, who listens to prayer. [2] … … 22646 … 22594 … Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment … בר-איתן אבי … …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… New Findings about the 'Traditional' Israeli Melody for Mah Nishtanah Jewish music research … recordings and learning kits, many of them produced in Israel. The subject of this article is the singing of the … version may reflect an Eastern European version of this ancient learning formula. …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… with the coming of Elijah the Prophet and the redemption of Israel from its enemies. The paytan (poet) pictorially … melodies and textual variations. Text Sources The text is ancient and appears in a Cairo Geniza manuscript (T-S … ha-navi havenah' . [4] It is worth noting that these ancient sources do not explicitly attribute the piyyut to R. …