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Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… Jewish communities. It consists of gatherings that occur early on Sabbath morning, from 2-3 a.m. until the Shaharit … meaning of the time of day in which the Baqqashot are sung (early morning); and the holiness and the value of the … the Baqqashot, were customary in Spain and in the Land of Israel during the Middle-Ages. It may be assumed that the …
Ma'oz Tzur
… and Haman’s plot, and for the redemption of the people of Israel. The origin of the most commonly sung version of this … melody of this popular version is most likely based on an early Protestant chorale. … Ma'oz Tzur …
Prayer for the state
… recording of the “Prayer for the Well-being of the State of Israel” heard on “Kol Israel” (Israel Radio) on Independence Day of 1950 at the … many state events of religious nature took place in the early years of the State of Israel. Present on that occasion …
Mi-al har horev from the manuscripts of Obadiah the Proselyte
… provide a general picture regarding this interesting set of early Hebrew musical manuscripts. In 1918, a fragment … or instances where the notation is uncertain. To view Israel Adler's transcriptions of the manuscripts, on which …
Selihot according to Siftei renanot
… and Tripoli (16th century)-Netivot and Tel Aviv (Israel, 21st century)” by Edwin Seroussi, read at the 18th … to the mid-20th century. Following their immigration to Israel since the early 1950s, the practice of selihot according to the order …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… Yemenite rite where it has been found since at least the early eighteenth century (see, manuscript Berlin - … Manuscripts (hereby: IMHM) at the National Library of Israel, we can reconstruct with a certain degree of accuracy … Tyrnau, an Austrian rabbi active in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth century in Vienna and its vicinities who is …
Ahavat ‘Olamim
… based on a performance held in the framework of the Israel Festival in 2010. This is the third disc in the … rituals, and in non-liturgical religious songs for the early morning vigils, called Shirat ha-bakkashot. The … as a tribute to R. Haim Louk’s contribution to contemporary Israeli culture. Performers: Rabbi Haim Louk , the New …
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
… documentary series, “Anthology of Musical Traditions in Israel.” The discs do not aspire to compete with the … recordings appearing under the label “Jewish music” in Israel and around the world. The main goal of the new series … composed by local poets and sung by the community during yearly and life cycle events. Of the hundreds of piyyutim in …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… has attracted the attention of Jewish scholars from an early stage. Interest in this culture is still alive today, … after the migration of most of the Jews from Yemen to Israel. Their special contribution to the development of Israeli culture, including many variants of Israeli music, …
Responsorial Singing
… The Bible testifies to responsorial practice in Ancient Israel, for example, the refrain led by Miriam during the … from the opening verse as a refrain — more likely reflects early synagogue responsorial forms. Yemenite Jews have …