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Ki Hinneh Kahomer
… taken from Philip Birnbaum's High Holiday Prayer Book (NY: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1951). This piyyut is a part of …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
… not exclusively, dominated by the singing of paraliturgical Hebrew (and at times Judeo-Arabic and Aramaic) poetry. This … from Gaon’s repertoire, “Morenica” (“Sheḥarḥoret” in its Hebrew version also by Gaon), in Moroccan synagogues in … a pericope that usually coincides with the beginning of the Hebrew month of Shvat. Such a selection “paints” the qaddish …
Eicha Yashva Badad
… the first letters of each verse create a sequence of the Hebrew alphabet. The three recordings attached below are … the writer of the Megilat Eicha to be the prophet Jeremiah. Hebrew lyrics א איכה ישבה בדד, העיר רבתי עם--הייתה, …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… these songs are only remembered by a small hardcore of old Hebrew songs’ enthusiasts. Dort wo die Zeder was one of … blauen Meeresstrand, In dieses liebes, trautes Vaterland! Hebrew and Yiddish translations Dort wo die Zeder was soon translated into Yiddish as well as into Hebrew in several versions, most of them on shortened …
Karev Yom
… him if the interview should be carried out in English or Hebrew. With a distinctive “sabra” accent and in his … baritone voice, Bikel reprimanded Gazit in highbrow modern Hebrew by saying that “the Hebrew language is still holding … Hebrew repertoire. The rest of the texts are by canonical poets whose poems were set to music by composers of the …
Yechidi Laderech Li Etse'a
… no exception, as many Russian songs were translated into Hebrew. In most cases, the melodies of these songs were altered to suit the rhymes and meters of Hebrew, as well as to make them easier to sing. However, in … (even today, Russian immigrants are familiar with it), the Hebrew version is not known at all. Aryeh Uri, the singer in …
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 …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… 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 allows for a fundamental revision … to the superb catalogue of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts (hereby: IMHM) at the National Library of …
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 …
Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 1)
… Images: Yiddish Lyrics Hebrew and English Lyrics … 730 … 'Moyshelekh and … the famous poet is remembered. The song was translated into Hebrew by Aharon Ashman. Bialik's words describe Jewish …