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Seliha-Selihot
… services. The Seliha does not have a fixed form, and the themes that it deals with, are not exclusive to it. Sources … (Lucena, Al-Andalus, 1038-1089), a halakhic authority, Biblical commentator and poet, this Iberian order of selihot …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… while usually not accepting of trans people on the basis of Biblical dicta, has had a long history of a broader spectrum … ascribed to their original gender. [3] Different biblical interpretations, specifically of the two versions … many of the song's, and on a broader scale, the band's themes that connect between Jewish traditions, broader …
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… a composer of Jewish origins who wrote a piece on Jewish themes would necessarily be creating Jewish , not European … focus on was his Jewish name: “Solomon! Why, it smells Biblical!” He kept repeating the name “Solomon,” Rosowsky … fixation with the idea of Jews as a primitivist link to biblical Hebraic glory. This image – shared by other …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… that reached Imber while still in Rumania in 1878. The themes and phrasings of this poem have polyphonic resonances … of Hatikvah . Alternatively, scholars have invocated the Biblical ‘Vision of the Dried Bones’ (Ezekiel 37, 11-12) as … Central and Eastern Europe. On the other hand, the “Biblical” thesis speaks more about a desire to ground the …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… this female Jewish repertoire is manifested in the songs' themes, such as the internal spiritual world of the individual and one's relationship with God, themes that are attributed mainly to Jewish men's songs … “Bridal Songs and Ceremonies from San’a.” In Studies in Biblical and Jewish Folklore , edited by R. Patai, F.L …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… his years traveling in various locales, Ibn Ezra wrote Biblical commentary, poetry, research on Hebrew grammar, … recitation of the blessings. These piyyutim often contain themes such as the yearning for redemption, which … salvation. Through artistic means, the author integrates Biblical references within the piyyut : “Beautiful …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… and Yiddish. Many of these texts touch directly upon the biblical story, while others refer to the traumatic memory of the Crusades, and to other themes, as will be shown below. Strongly affiliated with the … is a psalmodic chant to which verses from the biblical Book of Lamentations are sung during the Divine …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
… are an assortment of very diverse sources and registers: biblical and oral law passages, post-biblical prayers in poetic prose and poems (piyyutim) … for the opening qaddish as if announcing musically the themes of the Holiday. For example, the melody of the piyyut …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… and expressive movements. Her choreography often presented biblical stories, traditional Yemenite dances, and themes of exile and redemption, resonating deeply with the …