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Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… Sarah and Isaac) came close to annihilation following God’s command that Abraham sacrifice his son. The plot is unexpectedly inverted by God's miraculous salvation of the bound Isaac, and God, in turn, commends Abraham for his obedience and …
An Institute of Jewish Music in Jerusalem
… of the Jews today the echo of the song of Moses the Man of God, the psalms of David the King of Israel, and the chant …
The Hallelôt in the Yemenite Dīwān (Hebrew)
… ô t . The opening is usually eulogistic - in praise of the God of Israel or the guest of honour. There follow …
Sounds from the Divine: Religious Musical Instruments in the Ancient Near East
… spheres. Music is a language understood by all beings, gods as well as demons and other creatures of intermediate …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… sins of not observing Shabbat (los pecados de sabat) and to God’s resulting anger and justice (theodicy). A passage by … incensed the Lord of the world, Who sent us to Dudular. God of the heavens, heavenly God, You could not find nothing else to do to us? You have …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… Angel of Deliverance / come before this poor seeker O Lord, God of / Abraham call him forth Transliteration and … “Our Rock...Israel will be raised” - the appeal to God (the Rock ( Tzur ) of Israel) who will mercilessly … continuation of the previous stanza, this is a request to God to show His people a sign of redemption so that they can …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… אַתָּה ה'. שׁומֵעַ תפילה. Listen to our voice, Lord our God. Spare us and have compassion on us, and in compassion and favor accept our prayer, for You, God, listen to prayers and pleas. Do not turn us away, O our … to prayer. [2] This prayer opens with a reference to God who hears the voice of the worshipper, who has mercy on …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… wont to be The offerings brought continually. Trust in God's strength, and be ye strong, My people, and His law … the thirteen selihot (against the Thirteen Attributes of God), then open the Ark and say the pizmon ‘Shofet kol …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… declare, Israel // My way is hid from the Lord / And by my God my cause is ignored). [10] Example 1b arranges the verse … here, for instance, the people of Israel feel that God is distant; they lament this distance and presumably … ———. Forthcoming. Singing God’s Words: The Performance of Biblical Chant in …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… women at the end of Shabbat known as “Got fun Avrohom” (God of Abraham). In “Songs of Generations” (2004), the …