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Moshe Havusha
… singer, with a large following across different Sephardic communities. He sees himself as one of those who are … competition held in Haifa, where he competed against both Jewish and Muslim musicians. Source: Goldstein, Riki. “A …
Shelomo Morag
… the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Morag founded the Jewish Oral Traditions Research Center at the Hebrew … served as the head of Ben Zvi Institute for the study of Jewish communities in the East for several years. He was a member …
Kamti lehallel leshem hael hanikhbad
… in the acrostic), that spread to the Sephardi and Oriental communities (Italy, Saloniki, Cochin, etc.) via … ends on the first tone. This tune may have Eastern European Jewish origins. … The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition …
Yigdal elohim hay
… , attributed to Daniel of Rome (14th century), sung in most Jewish communities at the end of the Sabbath-eve or morning …
Az yashir Moshe (Song of the Sea; Exodus 15) (2 versions)
… a section of the morning liturgy, is sung in Sephardic communities with special melodies on Sabbaths and Festivals. …
Yevarekhekha
… and, in the Land of Israel, on Sabbaths, too (some Sephardi communities outside Israel also follow this custom). Each …
Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)
… technique of Psalm recitation is widespread among Sephardi communities. The tunes used by the Western Sephardi Jews are … a further proof of the liturgical music links between these Jewish centers in the past and of the ongoing presence of …
Shema' qoli
… of Babylonia (today Iraq). It was adopted by the Sephardi communities as an introduction to the Yom Kippur evening … recalls the ones used for this poem in other Sephardi communities, especially in North Africa. This similarity …
'Et sha'are ratzon
… the tune for the same text sung in the Eastern Sephardi communities. The last stanza of the poem ( Livritekha ) is …
Berukhim atem qehal emmunai
… eliyahu (the chair of Elijah). This poem is known in most Jewish communities around the Mediterranean. Its text by an …