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20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… meals on festive occasions, after the men had sung the Hebrew blessing for the end of the meal. In particular, it … with songs 19 and 21, the second tune is from the Kerala Hebrew piyyut “ ‘ Etz Ḥaim Hi’ ” (’ Areshet 1980, 210). The … song “Hope in the Jewish Heart.” The fourth is from the Hebrew piyyut “ Nefutzoteinu Kanes ” (’Areshet 1980, 392). …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… do not forget them, Lord Tambiran. This adaptation of the Hebrew “Blessing after Food” is found mostly in notebooks … 1995, 179)—and also from the song’s adaptation of the Hebrew blessing—it seems clear that the song was performed …
18. Our Food
… Tambiran. Though not a strict Malayalam translation of the Hebrew grace after meals ( Birkat haMazon ), “Our Food” … directly incorporates into the Malayalam text a number of Hebrew terms: shalom; Siyon (Zion); Mashiyah (Messiah); … days” (interpreted by Ruby Daniel as equivalent to the Hebrew “ yamim tovim ” or festival days) in the same sense …
17. Blessing Song
… of stanza 3 are a striking adaptation of phrases from the Hebrew “Morning Blessings” with which devout Jews begin each … of consulting each Malayalam variant) without knowing their Hebrew source—whereas Ruby Daniel (who certainly knew the … all assembled, including further familiar phrases from the Hebrew prayer book. The final stanza is just one occurrence …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… Cohen (without repetitions or a refrain) to the melody of a Hebrew piyyut: “ Torat ’Adonai Temimah ”(’ Areshet 1980, … another occasion she recorded song 15 using two different Hebrew melodies for Simhat Torah. Comparing the words rather … with bowing at designated points in the prayer. The Hebrew term kahal kadosh (holy congregation) appears in …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… that this second melody was also used for teaching the Hebrew alphabet to children. _____________________________ … below on song 52, “The Song of ’ Anokhi .” [2] The Hebrew term hakafah (circling around) refers to the custom …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… other Jewish elders from Kerala refer to the Shekhinah (Hebrew), the Divine Presence—shining in a Torah ark. After … I could record it for her. He set it to the melody of the Hebrew piyyut “ Yom Yom Yidroshun ” (’ Areshet 1980, 252). …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… from ours. For the sake of rhythm and authenticity, several Hebrew words have been included without translation in this … Kerala tune for Yom Zeh leYisra’el (’ Areshet 1980, 246), a Hebrew piyyut attributed to the seventeenth century Rabbi … ________________________________________ [1] Sefer is the Hebrew word for book, used also in Jewish Malayalam, and …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… dedication to occur in Kerala. Set to the tune of a popular Hebrew bakashah, ’Elohei ‘Oz Tehilati ( Sefer Tefilat …
5. Mala Synagogue Song
… capitalized term “People” or “Peoples”—comparable to the Hebrew ‘Am Israel (people of Israel), which encompasses all … by Yocheved Ben Eliyahu (born in Mala) to the tune of the Hebrew bakashah ’ Eretz haKedoshah ( Sefer Tefilat haḤodesh …