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With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… which have always been of interest to scholars of Jewish music, just as their unique cultural history has attracted the attention of Jewish scholars from an early stage. Interest in this … of performance and recording, and, secondly, in accordance with the diverse principles and combinations …
Admor
… and his authority is expressed in matters connected to Jewish law (Hallakha). He conducts marriages, signs on divorces, and is the address for questions concerning Jewish practices, Kosher problems, and questions pertaining … assid also turns to his rabbi for personal and spiritual guidance in all aspects of life; [2] faith issues, education of …
Tish
… invention. Since the Mishna era, rabbis and other leading Jewish figures used to give a Torah sermon during the feast, … and holiness that was absent from the feasts of Jewish sages in previous generations. This dimension stems … the Torah.' In many dynasties the Tish is concluded with a dance, however, in some, this is done only on special …
Freylekhs
… in Eastern Europe, and were the most popular amongst the Dance tunes . Support for this hypothesis is found in … of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). [1] Moshe Beregovski, Jewish Instrumental Folk Music , Vol. III (М.Я.Береговский. … of a Klezmer Dance Genre , 7. [5] Moshe Beregovski, Jewish Instrumental Folk Music , Vol. IV, nos. 49, 133, 140, …
Hora
… from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a circular folk dance. Later, it came to signify also a specific dance. The term is also used for two kinds of dance melodies … and the second with duple. Hora as a Klezmer Genre The Jewish Klezmers adopted both kinds of genres and terms. The …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… songs from the diwan of Shalom Shabazi (the most important Jewish poet of Yemen from the 17 th century), drumming on … Seders in Israel, and many other scenes of music, song and dance, both religious and secular. … 9 … … 1986 … Yemen … Yemenite … Ethnomusicology … Jewish cultural groups … Traditions … Israel … Johanna L. …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… the four days of fast, and thrice on Yom Kippur. All of the Jewish communities in Israel, both Sephardic and Ashkenazi, … Blessing in the Ashkenazi Tradition While all of the Jewish communities, from Yemen to Lithuania, developed … reads out loud the last blessing of the Amida in accordance to the modal character of that specific day. This is …
Kedusha
… verses. Some of the additions were adopted by all of the Jewish communities, while some only by a few. Although the … century CE. During that period, in the Byzantine Empire, Jewish communities were persecuted and were prohibited to … would be to create a festive and serious melody in accordance with the text. The early cantors' manuals contain many …
Elohim Eshala
… exoticism” that captivated at the time the American Jewish audience. It is clear that the voices of Shoshana … format of this recording and its formal concept is in accordance with the cutting of a commercial 78rpm record. See … These instruments are not characteristic of the Yemenite Jewish tradition and betray the encounter of Dahiyani with …
Brakha Tzefira
… Tzefira knew from her childhood including Sephardic songs, Jewish songs from Yemen, Persia, and Bukhara, as well as … continued collecting songs and melodies from oriental Jewish communities, Bedouins, and Arabs, which were then … songs, and Marc Lavry preferred songs with a light and danceable style. Other composers she worked with were …