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Im nin'alu
… melodies by Paul Ben Haim, has been widely known to the Israeli public since the thirties. Joseph Tal and Oedoen Partos …
Sheli'akh Tzibbur
… throughout the liturgical service in the synagogue. … Sheli'akh Tzibbur …
Akedah
… to God. References to this narrative can be found in the religious texts and secular literature of Jewish communities …
Eli Ziyyon
… the destruction of the first and second Temples. Eli Ziyyon was written during the Middle Ages, but the exact … of twelve stanzas, each of which ends with the words Eli Ziyyon. … Eli Ziyyon …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
… serious, meditational, supplicatory or even sad feelings. They appear in various meters, and some of them have … Hasidism ,pp. 432-3, ex. 6. … Niggun Hitva'adut sung by Eliyahu Kum. Taken from the JMRC CD, The Hasidic Niggun as …
Badhan
… are mentioned in medieval rabbinical literature (e.g. R. Elijah b. Isaac of Carcassonne's Asufot) as entertainers at …
Zemirot
… according to the Sephardic tradition, refers to the preliminary section of psalms and biblical verses recited … songs and home songs . These are a specific set of religious poems in Hebrew or Aramaic written mostly between …
Mitsve Tants
… it is first mentioned in the 16th century, though in all likelihood it was in use since the 14th century and probably … attempts to renew the ritual in weddings of the national-religious society. There are two patterns to the Hassidic …
Minhah
… Min h a came from Kings 1 18:36 where it is written that Elijah prayed during the time of the Min h a, a sacrifice of … and barley, rather than animal). It is traditionally believed that the reason for having three daily prayers … that it was Issac who initiated the Minha service. This belief is based on Genesis 24:63 where it is written, “He …
Kerovah (pl. Kerovot)
… series of Piyyutim (q.v.) that are inserted during the Sheli'ah Tzibbur's repetition of the Amidah. … Kerovah (pl. …