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56. The Song of Ruth
… they rested there in peace. With her elder daughter-in-law first Naomi spoke. The elder daughter-in-law then … If parted by death, we two shall be as one. To join the Jewish People my desire is great.” “To join the Jewish People your trouble will be great! Know that Saturday …
55. David and the Spider
… cuts off the edges of King Saul's garment—expressed in Jewish Malayalam as the fringes of his prayer-shawl but … does the Kerala song identify her as Orpah, the sister-in-law of Ruth who chose not to remain with their mother-in-law … of Goliath’s mother as an example of many Malayalam Jewish songs that feature strong female characters from the …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… Torah cases (song 15). According to Joseph Hai Isaac, a lawyer and prominent Jewish leader from Ernakulam, this song was customarily … in the “minyan” of ten adult males required in Orthodox Jewish communities for the recitation of certain prayers. … …
38. Song About Love
… a wide range of emotions from liking to passion, its Jewish Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of … and translation, her more literal adaptation of the 1917 Jewish Publication Society rendering …
34. Golden Palanquin
… of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of the song, it is possible that it originated as a non-Jewish song associated with circle dances and was … gold bangles as a gift for her son’s future mother-in-law, she may have decided on a fancy tiara for the bride, or …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and … listeners to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage … and Open [the Door]!” in which the bridegroom's mother-in-law and other female relatives knock on the closed door and …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… nothing, Tambiraně. We are Your servants with all our flaws. With strength You created us, Tambiraně, created the … may You be blessed with our boundless praise. 3. To a flawless kingdom: together bring us there, gathered in purity, without any flaws. This land of boundless beauty, Tambiraně, we, Your …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… with her son’s family from Ernakulam, and her daughter-in-law was from Mala, but I regret not knowing her own … Torah ark is preserved in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… to Whom all should bow down, Even for those who follow Your laws, Before Your Majesty, how can we stand? 2. Give us … there are two synagogues near each other in what was a Jewish residential and commercial center until the … or “by the shining silver lamp.” [2] “Jutapaḷḷi” means Jewish paḷḷi. … 52 … 7 … 44193 … Moshav Taoz, Israel … …
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, … in 1972, sung to a different melody by Yocheved’s mother-in-law Leah (Eliavoo) Ben Eliyahu, who was also born in Mala, …