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My Soul Thirsts for Thee (From The CD Niggunei Chassidei Chabad, Vol. 2)

The Soul Descends Into the Body

‘Ozreni El Hay Lehakhni’a’ in NLI, Ms. 8o 3187

The Modernity of Piyyut Creativity: Ozreni El Hay Lehakhni'a

… in New York in 1919 on behalf of the large community of Jewish immigrants from Aleppo) and Shirei Nai’m edited by … from Aleppo in particular and from all the Eastern Jewish centers (such as Iran and Central Asia) in general. … which in this context means “an instrumental melody” or as musicologist A.Z. Idelsohn remarked “a piece for the …

Barbara C. Johnson

… Ithaca, New York, where she served as coordinator of Jewish Studies. She has conducted extensive research on the “Cochin” Jewish history and culture of Kerala, South India and … Parrot!: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala (The Jewish Music Research Center, Jerusalem, 2005); and many published …

Eliezer Goldberg, alias Leyzerke Kremenitser

… Nevertheless, at the age of twenty Eliezer, a self-taught musician, became a hazzan in his hometown. In subsequent … called ‘the guardian of music tradition’ or ‘the master of Jewish composition and harmony’. His style was grounded on … are mostly within the modal system of the Eastern European Jewish liturgy and are characterized by expressive cantorial …

50. Little Sinai Mountain

… and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and … 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. … …

43. The Song of Mother Sarah

… from that community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … of animal sacrifice in biblical times. The Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this … the help of a midwife may relate to the known presence of Jewish midwives in Kerala to help with Jewish births, at …

32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)

… song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition song” ( … during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and … families.” The bride and groom were seated on a stage, with Jewish women on opposite sides singing as the guests …

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 … of a king, accompanied by guards and the thundering music of a military band. As Zacharia notes (2005, 198), … listeners to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage …

29. The Noble Bridegroom

… whose synagogues are located at opposite ends of the long Jewish street. For one familiar with the area, it is easy to … used to travel the length of Jew Street, accompanied by music and drumming from bands of non-Jewish musicians. Zacharia appreciates the rich poetry of …

10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song

… (x2) A solid foundation for the paḷḷi they laid. (x2) Music rang out, with booming of drums, (x2) With fireworks … Torah ark is preserved in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, … celebration for everyone, with food, drink, fireworks, the music of drumming and women’s songs, and the sound of joyous …

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