This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

… and liturgical heritage of the Italian Jewish communities. Hopefully, the Maestro's wish of 'saving these songs from … I personally enjoyed Maestro Piatelli’s affectionate friendship for over twenty years, I considered him a master of rare …

Paul Ben-Haim (Munich, 1897- Tel-Aviv, 1984, emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the…

This piyyut appears in ancient Haggadot and the author is unknown. It addresses how,…

… ha-iter') in the album Poogy in a Pita . His partnership with Sanderson continued with the solo hit “What’s up …

… Law when Moses came down the mountain and beheld the worship of the golden calf. Mutaliyār is a title given to the …

… that since he renounced his father’s idols, he should worship the fire like him. Abraham argues with him by saying … that water has power over fire. Nimrod replies: let us worship water. Abraham continues, saying that clouds absorb the … they are dispersed by the wind. Nimrod then agrees to worship the wind. But Abraham than says that a man can withstand …

… dance that brings peace is wordless...The melody, absorbing hope and disappointment, opens in a quiet voice (pianissimo) … and this is most appropriate to this give and take between hope and disappointment...And they go out with a dance …

… deeds on Earth. In the second part, the intimate relationship between God, the Israelites, and Moses is described and …