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Purim, Purim, Purim lanu

… as the zejel pattern). The “x” verses consist of short biblical quotations all rhyming on “anu” and thus recalling …

Selihot according to Siftei renanot

… (Lucena, Al-Andalus, 1038-1089), a halakhic authority, Biblical commentator and poet, this Iberian order of selihot …

… the old-fashioned pentatonics with their reminiscences of Biblical chant. The “alternative” Eastern European melody of … on the High Holidays. The use of a prominent motif of Biblical chant as the final cadence of most Shofet versions … there are precedents for the connection of Bible texts with Biblical chant. Furthermore, this topical motif of the High …

Hay ram galeh

… whereas phrases from extant piyyutim or fragments of Biblical verses are interwoven into a new work on the basis …

Seliha-Selihot

… (Lucena, Al-Andalus, 1038-1089), a halakhic authority, Biblical commentator and poet, this Iberian order of selihot …

Society for Jewish Folk Music

… national poet, Haim Nachman Bialik. The poem, rich in Biblical reference, expresses the poet’s desolation and loss …

Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim

… to help guard against spirits and harmful things. The biblical commandment of the Priestly Blessing does not … bless the Children of Israel. It is usually assumed that in biblical times, the blessings were performed during the …