(155 results found)
Yigdal elohim hay
… , attributed to Daniel of Rome (14th century), sung in most Jewish communities at the end of the Sabbath-eve or morning services. Each stanza encapsulates one of Maimonides' …
Im tashiv (Qiddush shel Shabbat)
… (from the books of the Prophets) of the Sabbath Morning service. The melody changes to a different, declarative … Portuguese qiddush is similar to the one sung in Moroccan Jewish urban centers and is a further testimony of the links …
Yitgadal ve-yitqadash
… of His Name) is the most recurring text in the Jewish liturgy serving as a marker between the different sections of the services. It is recited with different melodies depending on … is recited by the hazzan on regular Friday night Sabbath services before Barekhu , the call that marks the beginning …
Mizmor le-david (Psalm 29)
… a further proof of the liturgical music links between these Jewish centers in the past and of the ongoing presence of … to buy) the honor of singing the opening Psalms of the service with melodies such as the one heard here. By the …
Ahot qetannah
… (13th century) is sung as the opening poem of the evening service of Rosh Hashanah. Cardozo's rendition is based on …
Shema' qoli
… communities as an introduction to the Yom Kippur evening service. The Amsterdam melody chanted by Rev. Lopes Cardozo …
'Et sha'are ratzon
… in the Sephardi liturgy only, as a preface to the shofar service. This traditional Western Sephardi melody differs … its salvation is near" is a highlight of the Rosh Hashanah services. The version sung by Rev. Lopes Cardozo is similar …
Hallelu et adonay kol goyim (1)
… (113-118) that are sung in the synagogue during the morning services of festivals and holidays after the repetition of …
Mi hakham ve-yishmor eleh, Qaddish and Barekhu
… (Psalm 42). The text, preceding the formal opening of the service, is the turning point in the performance of the service in which the hazzan takes over the leadership of the service from the congregation. The melody used for the Psalm …
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 … (Schleifer 1986a, 22) [18] To what degree Idelsohn’s Army service detached him from his civil life remains uncertain. …