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Haint Iz Purim, Brider, Part II
… includes therefore the stanza before the last (on the Hebrew letter “shin”), the last one (on the letter “tav”) … present day. Feig sings Kipnis’ ‘Hag Purim, Hag Purim’ in Hebrew and Yiddish, a common practice in American Jewish … are mediated by their adoption to modern Yiddish and Hebrew song texts. References Brown, Arianne. 2007. The …
Moritz Rosenhaupt
… in The Chronicle (vol. 58, 1999) of the Klau Library of the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati announces the following: … missing. Writings by Rosenhaupt Rosenhaupt translated Hebrew prayers to German and also compiled manuals for the teaching of Hebrew. He also contributed to cantors’ journals. A thorough …
David Berger
… the Jewish Theological Seminary before continuing on to the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Debbie … studied at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Fellowship for …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… The text draws from poetic formulae common in early Zionist Hebrew poetry. In Zionist songbooks and collections from the … and are only known to experts in the history of modern Hebrew song. Na’aleh L’artzeinu is only dimly remembered by … example of an old Yiddish melody that was reclaimed by Hebrewists in Europe or Palestine. Further exploration has …
Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis
… ever since the day of the Renaissance Humanists. [1] The Hebrew chanting depends on the text, and is determined by … which are given above or below each word in a printed Hebrew Bible, serve three functions: they indicate the … (weekly Torah reading) “lekh l’kha.” I have provided the Hebrew with te’amim (Example 1a), and an English …
Assaf Shelleg
… Musicologist Assaf Shelleg (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) studies modern and … director of the Cherrick Center for Israel Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2021-24), he had served as a …
Haggai Ben-Shammai
… and great-grandchildren. Ben-Shammai studied at the Hebrew University in the departments of Arabic Language and … Professor Emeritus of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University. He has served as co-director of the … Literature and the Friedberg Geniza Project. Source: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem website. … Scholars of …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… Yemen Shofet kol ha’aretz belongs to the medieval poetic Hebrew genre called pizmon that is characterized by a … the present-day availability of medieval manuscripts of Hebrew liturgical orders allow for a fundamental revision of … to the superb catalogue of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts (hereby: IMHM) at the National Library of …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… Friedman’s compositional corpus includes music for the Hebrew liturgy, English translations and interpretations of … octave leap at the opening of a melody—appears in modern Hebrew compositions in which the singing subject appeals … [2] Translation from The Koren Siddur, NusaḥAshkenaz: First Hebrew/English Edition (Jerusalem: Koren Publishers …
Avi Bar-Eitan
… and lecturer. He received his Ph.D. in musicology at the Hebrew University, and his M.A. and M.Mus degrees and Artist’s Diploma from the Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and … Dr. Bar-Eitan teaches the Aural Musicianship courses at the Hebrew University, is responsible for the musicology …