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54. David and the Mosquito

… to an entirely different escape from danger. [4] Note the reference here to Psalms 40:1–2: “I put my hope in the Lord; …

53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sifrei Torah)

… their Indian Manuscripts collection. [4] I have not found reference to a source in midrash for this story, nor for the …

… This Malayalam song follows the Hebrew piyyut in its reference to the midrash that Moses went up to heaven from … stanza of song 15 (Sefer Torah Dedication Song). This is a reference to several passages in midrash stating that the …

51. When Moshe Received Knowledge

… slant on the story of Moshe’s receiving the Torah, its reference to midrash, its particular mixture of Hebrew and … is here referred to as both Sinai and Seir, an implicit reference to the biblical passage Deuteronomy 33:2: “The … from Sinai and shone upon them from Seir.” I have not found reference elsewhere to the story of incense being gathered …

44. Joseph the Righteous

… to the father and then the mother. In either case, the reference to the patriarch Jacob is less than respectful, … his joyful journey to behold his son in Egypt. Contrasting references to the “ten tribes” and “twelve tribes” in the …

43. The Song of Mother Sarah

… respect. Likewise, the use of the Malayalam word “puja” in reference to the potential sacrifice of Isaac in the first … but in some places including animal sacrifice)—as well as a reference to the practice of animal sacrifice in biblical … in the early part of the twentieth century. Though the reference in stanza 7 to a blossoming doorpost seems to be …

41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon

… Without citing Talmudic sources, Ruby Daniel explained this reference to me while she was translating the song. The …

39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi

… for what some listeners take to be its double-meaning references to romantic as well as spiritual love. The … image of the boatman’s pole and the flood, and in Manangĕ’s reference to Cohen as a crow who flew too high and then … Zacharia (2000 personal communication) suggests that this reference to a crow reflects a story from the Hindu epic …