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Contemporary American Jewish Music
… time”: Shifting aesthetics in the contemporary klezmer landscape As the movement formerly known as the “klezmer … involved in the contemporary klezmer movement over the past thirty years, as well as an examination of their … known repertoires, to the creation of entirely new forms, representing extremes on a continuum of approaches that often …
Liturgical Musical Memory among the Spanish and Portuguese Jews
… Liturgical Musical Memory among the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Chair and introductory remarks: Edwin … The Portuguese Hazzan Today An open conversation on the past, present and future of the Western Sephardic liturgical …
A Crossroads of Jewish Music Scholarship: A. Z. Idelsohn and the Publication of Jewish Music in its Historical Development
… Jerusalem Special panel (Plenary of Literatures, Languages and Arts Section) In collaboration with the Jewish Music … metaphorically in giving Jewish sound a continuous, usable past for musical practice and thought in the present. In this paper, I will analyze the publication …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… morning service for Rosh Hashanah in the Sephardic liturgy and appears also in the Yemenite rite where it has been … For this reason, twentieth century scholars, as the present writer, tended to assume that Shofet kol ha’aretz is … the printing press. Among the novelties that emerged in the past decade or two are the discoveries of the “Italian …
Cute Boy, Charming Girl
… Children’s Songs of the Modern Hebrew Nation(1882-1948) presents Hebrew songs written for and sung by Jewish children in pre-state Israel. The … repertoire in Israel but they were rather well-known in the past. They cannot be found today, either on commercial …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… many centuries, liturgical chants within the synagogue and outside of it have served as an important feature of the … the musical repertoire does not only reflect a joint past but also the forces in play that influence all of … to the needs of the society. The musical framework represents two different patterns of behavior of the …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… month is I'm sorry, It’s Yom Kippur by the Brooklyn based band Schmekel (Yiddish for a small penis). The band comprises … fit. And I think a lot of people, whatever their gender presentation, don't fit either, they don't feel like 'real … pp. 154-176. [5] The subject was treated in detail in the past by authors such as Sander Gilman, Daniel Boyarin and …
Abyadi Ana
… before) in Jewish communities throughout the Middle East and North Africa. At the center of the ceremony stands the ritual application of henna paste on the skin of the bride (usually hands, in some … the ritual bath, the exhibition of the dowry, exchanges of presents between the families, and finally the wedding …
Steiger
… that are built from melodic formulas within a scale system and used for improvisation by the cantor or the leader of a … This made their treatment difficult because, in the past, these traditions were transmitted down from father to … when singing El Melekh Gadol (Great king and God) represents the greatness of God. Modulations Some motifs …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… Dutch synagogue is also known by its Ladino name, Esnoga, and is one of the Dutch Jewish community's most important … and it currently stands almost exactly as it has for the past 340 years; it even avoided serious damage during the … the walls of the synagogue. Twelve stone pillars that represent the twelve tribes of Israel hold up this balcony. …