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… Merchant in 10th Century Mosul Defends the Resort to the 'Sages of the Nations': An Early Encounter between Jewish … in Jewish History and Literature from Antiquity through the Middle Ages presented to Norman (Naḥum) Golb , eds. Joel L. …

… to all the children of the diaspora [bnei ha-galut] in the Middle East. Back then it was hard to understand why this … Bible in its real form and in its entirety. Beyond the passages and the fragmented verses that are quoted in the … of Jewish national renewal in Idelsohn’s eyes. These are images typical of the writing of Second ‘aliyah intellectuals, …

… in the latter region it was influenced by Slavic languages. Both the language and the folksongs, like many other … and in Eastern Europe also elements of Slavic languages, as well as words of other surrounding languages. In a … traditionally used to learn canonical texts (Opening); a middle section, which is characterized by a repetition of a …

… the ‘sher’ dance was even in use among Jews during the Middle Ages and moved with them over time to Eastern Europe. It was … and the main dance for the young people was ‘vals’... Middle-aged Jews would dance ‘balgareske,’ ‘kozatshok,’ and …

… courts. Meanwhile, constant migrations, along with marriages between the two groups, generated an awareness of the … Third degree of the natural minor as a resting point in the middle sections of the melody 36–51 Ex. 4, 5–8 Ex. 5, 5–8 … Brounoff, Platon. 1911. Jewish Folk Songs; 50 Songs for Middle Voice and Piano Accompaniment . New York: Charles K. …