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56. The Song of Ruth
… [2] If dying or if going, we two shall be as one. If parted by death, we two shall be as one. To join the Jewish … the Jewish month (Hebrew: Rosh Ḥodesh ), which should be particularly observed by women; and the uniquely Jewish …
55. David and the Spider
… of his life David fled. Fleeing, he went to a pit in the earth, and inside that pit he hid. There the spider did him a … “David and the Spider” than “David and the Mosquito,” partly because only two variants are available, each … that story in detail, the narrator jumps in stanza 3 to partially recount a different story about David hiding in a …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sifrei Torah)
… 9, 1977; III-23. 53c. Kerala women. Recorded by ethnomusicology students from Bar-Ilan University, Moshav … traditional stories about the last day of Moshe’s life on earth, told in Midrash Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, … Kerala in 1967, is found in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley, CA. Labeled MS 49, it was listed as …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… pp. 301-321. For an abridged discussion see, https://jewish-music.huji.ac.il/en/content/22939. [3] See Ginzberg 1968 … that the tablets were made of sapphire stone. There is no particular term for “sapphire” in Malayalam, but the word …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… You!” The command was given, given to Moshe: “When you depart from here and leave this holy place, Then you must go … In all His royal splendor, in majesty He came— All the earth and all the sky were a-tremble then, With lightning and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… To receive the father, waiting in a line! The bullock cart was sent—was sent there as a sign. Yoseph is alive and … found for the archive. The only other available version of part I (stanzas 1–3) is a fragment sung for me the same year … and remained with her family there. Textual versions of parts II (stanzas 4–20) and III (stanzas 21–26) are found in …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… from that community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … reference to the potential sacrifice of Isaac in the first part of the song and then the actual sacrifice of the goat at … times. The Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this song. Their intimate concern for …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… of knowledge—in honor he mounted and sat. In all four quarters of God’s creation, his famous name was spread. 10. … It was performed and recorded with a single melody as part of the 1981 kalippattu dance performance by … in a 1994 recording in Nevatim (not included here). The musical version used here was performed by the Nirit …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… Mannavuṃ ěnikkillapol pŏn maņaṅṅě 1. Manangĕ, O my heart, O lovely dear one, My eyes, my gold, my honey, and my … reason, like a lout, O Cohen-hey. 3. O my dear, O my heart, gold Manangĕ, Have you caught a fever? Oh, can’t you … Cohen-hey? 5. Manangĕ, alas! Dear gold one, stop! My heart is melting; it is flowing out. I caught the fever, and …
33. In the Ship
… song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and musicality,” was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal …