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A Recovered Voice from the Past
… Jews, Heinrich Graetz, the great nineteenth-century German Jewish historian, once wrote, is essentially a history of … and saints, or Leidensgeschichte and Geistesgeschichte . Jewish Studies in this formulation consisted of the … of his books and articles on Jewish music and liturgy, prayers and cantorial music that had not been published in …
Mi hakham ve-yishmor eleh, Qaddish and Barekhu
… the melody of the "Dew and Rain" ( tal va-geshem ) prayer (compare no. 27 above ). This liturgical music unit …
Lekh le-shalom geshem
… Part of the tiqqun ha-tal (Prayer for Dew), a prayer recited on the first day of Passover to mark the …
Yevarekhekha
… (Holy Ark) to bless the congregation while covered with prayer shawls. In the present recording, Rev. Lopes Cardozo …
Kamti lehallel leshem hael hanikhbad
… it appears already in the Seder tefillot (Order of Prayers) printed by Joseph Attias in 1661. It continued to be printed in Amsterdam prayer books until relatively recently, e.g. in the Tefillat … ends on the first tone. This tune may have Eastern European Jewish origins. … The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition …
Moshe Havusha
… neighborhood. He absorbed the ancient Iraqi traditions of prayer and piyyutim from his grandfather, Hakham Gurji Yair, … competition held in Haifa, where he competed against both Jewish and Muslim musicians. Source: Goldstein, Riki. “A …
Shoshana Ben-Dor
… studies the Ethiopian culture and traditions, including the prayer tradition and language of the Ethiopian Jews. In her … . See: The Liturgy of Beta Israel: Music of the Ethiopian Jewish Prayer … Researcher of Ethiopian Jewry … Ethnomusicologist … …
Ani hatsal [sic] (Shir hatunah)
… song became one of the best known ones in the Yishuv (Jewish community in Palestine) after it was published with … pp. 4-5). This version was then arranged by several Jewish composers, such as Yoel Engel in volume 2 of his … , the Yemenite equivalent of the Selihot, penitential prayers recited from midnight to early morning during the …
Three fragments from Zemirot le-Shabat and Havdalah
… from Zemirot le-Shabat (Sabbath Songs) and Havdalah , a prayer marking the end of the Sabbath. Performed by Chaim … the Havdalah ceremony according to the rite of the Oriental Jewish communities. … From the Collection of Isaac Lurie … …
Sheva' Berakhot ("Seven Blessings")
… berakhot ("Seven Blessings") are a central component of the Jewish wedding ceremony. This recording is a unique rendition of this prayer that comprises the closing section of the wedding … benedictions. This formula consists of two parts as do most Jewish liturgical blessings. Since the benedictions have …