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Adar
… Adar is the fifth month of the Jewish calendar, usually falling around February and/or … The holiday of Purim falls on the 14th of Adar. The Jewish calendar requires, every two or three years, a 'leap …
Nusah
… 1. The textual version of the liturgy in the various Jewish traditions. Each tradition has it's own Nusah. … Nusah …
Adon Olam
… that this hymn dates back much further to the Babylonian Jewish community. In the Sephardi tradition, an additional … of musical settings for this hymn, including melodies from Jewish and secular sources. In some communities Adon Olam is …
Akedah
… act, and replaces Isaac with a ram for sacrifice. In the Jewish tradition, Akedat Izthak is used as a symbol for … be found in the religious texts and secular literature of Jewish communities around the world. … Akedah …
Eli Ziyyon
… that commemorates the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, most importantly the destruction of the first …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
The term Niggun Devekut, which probably is a Hebrew translation of the Yiddish…
Badhan
… musician who entertains primarily at weddings. Professional Jewish singers called badhanim or leizanim ('jesters') are … and at Hanukkah and Purim celebrations. In Eastern European Jewish communities, the badhan worked as a professional …
Klezmer (pl. Klezmorim)
… Eastern-European Jewish folk musician, generally instrumentalist. Also used …
Zemirot
… and leaned heavily on Liturgical modes and formulae. 2. Non-Jewish folk tunes served as the music for the Zemirot texts; … Bohemian, Hungarian and Polish secular songs and dances. 3. Jewish melodies either newly composed or already in use in … the Neo- Hassidic musical genre which gained popularity in Jewish homes worldwide. The singing at home took place …
Diwan
… written by Sephardi authors. When the poems of the great Jewish-Yemenite poet Shalem Shabazi began to appear, these …