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The Tedeschian Community
… the Tedeschian Jews, in order to distinguish the immigrant community from the local community. The Tedeschian Jews settled in various places in … formed a vital part of their identity. As time passed, the community faced the dilemma between preserving their German …
Ades Synagogue
… The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion neighborhood, in … of the Aleppine piyyut tradition. In Jerusalem, the Ades community maintains the musical tradition of the Aleppine … Yosef of the Shas party. Although the origins of the community are in Aleppo, by the 1960s fewer and fewer …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… … yemenite singing … Yemenite … Communities … Yemenite community … Israeli Music … Singing … Poetry … Diaspora … …
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
… light on ancient piyyutim that are still relevant to the community and can be brought back to life on the wings of … many piyyutim composed by local poets and sung by the community during yearly and life cycle events. Of the …
Musical Traditions of the Ethiopian Jews
… of Beta Israel (as the Ethiopian Jews refer to their community) for future generations. Our partner institution … and analyzing the liturgical heritage of this Jewish community would lead to its preservation and to important …
Bin Tavinu Liqnot Bina Ha'azinu
… that Najara meant, began using new melodies of their own community's musical tradition for his piyyutim. This led to …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… as an order according to the order and tradition of the community of Niren Burg that they had from times immemorial … he reflects his upbringing in the Victorian British Jewish community in which the lines separating Ashkenazi and …
Hanukkah Blessings
… patterns. Yet, when the lighting of the candles occurred in community contexts, special musical settings were arranged. …
Piyyutim for the High Holidays
… speaking Jews. The old traditional Ottoman Jewish community ruled by rabbinical authority was shattered by …
Selihot according to Siftei renanot
… was already established in Talmudic times. Each Jewish community developed a specific mode of Selihot and its own …