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‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… I made one for Yosef, son of my son Yitzhaq, may his Rock [God] protect him. As ‘Le-El ‘olam’ is the first piece to be … Library of Mossad ha-Rav Kook, Ms. 1146; Rochester (USA), Abraham Karp Collection, Ms. 18; Jerusalem, Michael Krupp …
8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 2: La mujer de Terah
… about Terah’s wife’s pregnancy and the miraculous birth of Abraham. Like mythical heroes, baby Abraham speaks as soon as he is born (third strophe). This … son and orders her to tell Memron (Nimrod) that there is a God in heaven. The strophic text is structured (with some …
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… their correspondence with the term of endearment 'AZ' (Abraham Zevi). This table must be read in conjunction with … to that cold, unheated house of worship. The chazan was Abraham Mordecai Rabinovitz. His strong tenor-voice used to … Culture and for my endeavors to endow beauty to Worship of God. Yiska’s memoire: He wrote that he had been offered a …
A Recovered Voice from the Past
… the first time as part of our larger endeavor to untangle Abraham Zvi Idelsohn, the man and his work in their … Introduction The life and works of the musicologist Abraham Zvi Idelsohn (1882-1938), a key figure in the modern … choir sang and that the event ended with the singing of “God Save the King” and “Hatikvah”. It may actually have been …
Kol beru’e ma’ala umata
… depicts "all Creatures" singing and praising the Unity of God. In the Sephardi rite it is performed at sunrise, … ehad" (they shall all testify and proclaim in one voice: God is one and his name One). The poem by Alashkar, with its … content, such as "El mistater be-safrir heviyon" by R. Abraham Maimin of Aleppo. In the Amsterdam tradition "Kol …
Agadelkha Elohei (Shir ha-yihud)
… Agadelkha Elohei ( Shir ha-yihud ). I will praise you, god (Song of Unity). Performed by hakham Nissim (with choir) … Cylinder. # 665. 0:55 Agadelkha is a piyut by R. Abraham Ibn Ezra (1092-1167). The recording starts with and …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… its opening words, “Nuestro Señor Eloheinu” (Our Lord, our God). However, as we shall see below, “Nuestro Señor … a Hebrew text, titled “Adonay hu elohenu” (The Lord is our God). It is fair to note that this Hebrew title is identical … another interesting source compiled by the hazzan David ben Abraham Meldola (c. 1685-1745), who would eventually become …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… renowned narrative describes how the first Jewish family (Abraham, 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 …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… Blue The piyyut “Eli Eliyahu” is attributed to Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra, considered onle of the last great poets of … 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 …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… לְעוֹלַת הַתָּמִיד Translation by Mrs. Alice Lucas (in Abrahams 1920) Judge of the earth, who wilt arraign The … 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 …