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17. Blessing Song
… refrain that “wanders” through the corpus of Malayalam Jewish songs; it refers to the midrash about the young girl, … granted to Jacob's innocent granddaughter Seraḥ. [2] This Jewish song shares the first line and a few other lines and … 122). Jussay cites the similarity as evidence of a shared history, and Swiderski mentions the Christian song’s …
14. The Paliat Achan Song
… he’s the one! This song is not found in any of the Jewish notebooks but was recorded from memory in 1981 by … Rahel told me that its melody was the same as that of a non-Jewish Malayalam folk song titled “In Calicut a Tarakan … a chief with the title “Komi Achan.” For a well-documented history of the Paliam family, see …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… dwelled in its Torah ark (heikhal). I have also heard other Jewish elders from Kerala refer to the Shekhinah (Hebrew), … a carpenter’s measure. [2] Tevah (pronounced teybah in Jewish Malayalam) is the Sephardi Jewish term for the raised … illustrated discussion of the synagogue’s architecture and history. … 52 … 7 … 44201 … Kochi/ Jerusalem … Splendid …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… translated here as “some others,” might come from the Jewish Malayalam saying, “Why don’t you ask four people?”—a … in order to represent the synagogues of as many Kerala Jewish communities as possible. Venus Lane set it to a … Johnson 2021, 132–140 for these and other details about the history and architecture of the Paradesi …
5. Mala Synagogue Song
… with the same name as the recipient of the eleventh-century Jewish copper plates (mentioned in the section I … his land. To translate the collective Malayalam noun kulam (Jewish Malayalam gulam)—which can refer to a flock, family, … for the recitation of certain Jewish prayers. [5] For a history and description of the Mala synagogue, see …
Rabbi David Buzaglo
… exponentially in the collective memory of the Moroccan Jewish diaspora. [3] After receiving a traditional Jewish religious training, as was customary in the … Twentieth Century,” Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History 22 (2022): 78–108. [5] See Joseph Chetrit, “L’oeuvre …
4. Song of Moshe Mutaliyar
… built is not associated with any one of the eight Kerala Jewish communities known to recent history. Like Evarayi in song 3, Moshe is a Jewish religious teacher ( ribbi ) and traveling merchant …
3. Song of the Second Temple’s Destruction (Leaving Kodungallur)
… for the number fourteen, as in several other Kerala Jewish songs. A dramatic feature of the origin story in this … Prophet Elijah) to warn of Kodungallur’s destruction. Other Jewish legends about this biblical prophet are found in Kochini oral history, as in the folklore of many other Jewish communities …
Matthew Austerklein
… is an American-trained cantor completing his PhD in Jewish Studies at Halle-Wittenberg University in Germany, … Europe, but encompasses a broad interest in cantorial history and the intersections of Judaism and classical … the faculty for several cantorial schools and lectured on Jewish music for dozens of institutions worldwide. He also …
A Flowering Debate: A Judeo-Spanish Song (not just) for Tu BiShvat
… cycle at the end of winter is a relatively newcomer to the Jewish calendar, going back “only” to Mishnaic times. … exerted great influence on modern Sephardic and Oriental Jewish ritual practices. This influence is clearly reflected … volume: Studies in Talmud, Halakhah, Custom, Jewish History, Kabbalah, Jewish Thought, Liturgy, Piyut, and …