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In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… onwards, by the David Edelstadt Society founded in that city). Neil Levin characterized “Piramidn” as “childlike and … music and choir director of Temple Anshe Chesed in New York City. Thus, the inclusion of “Piramidn” in his portfolio was …
Moshe Attias
… exclaimed that everything now made sense, as Meknes was a city of great Torah scholars. To honor Mwijo, Baba Sali … and the complex relationship between religion, ethnicity and political affiliation. Cheikh Mwijo related to …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… of Hebrew printing presses and trade; and the Western port city of Livorno, which by the late 17th century was another … flatted third scale degree. This example, due to its simplicity, is interesting when placed side by side with the …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… for historical records of Jewish musicians from Aleppo, the city which, for a long time, was regarded as one of the … concerns about a Jewish musician’s national authenticity, dreams about a city never seen, or my own fictional associations with the …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… to print according to the order and custom of the city of Nuren Berg that existed from times immemorial” …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… made by a cantor who hailed from east of Aleppo, the great city in Syria. “Bore ‘ad ana” is not included in the order … close ties to the Ades Synagogue of the Aleppo Jews in the city may account for the adoption that certainly spread to …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… section 2 is the lowest tone (with possible claim for centricity). Yet the end of section 3, then, clearly reverts to …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… of such oral tradition, endows him with an aura of authenticity valued by modern scholars. Undoubtedly, Rossi composed … Chanting for Shabbat Evening in Greece and New York City,” Dartmouth College, 2020. I thank Gabriel for pointing …
Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)
… Jewish community. In 1628, he published in his adopted city a compendium of piyyutim , “Imre no’am,” which …
Moshe Cordova
… Edirne Jewish community, following the devastation of this city during the Balkan Wars and World War I. In the capital city, Cordova pursued his career as a synagogue singer and … Mandate Palestine, settling in the fast-growing Jewish city of Tel Aviv, joining a movement of other Ottoman Jews …