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German Jewish Sacred Musical Intersections
… last social processes blurred the distinction between the religious and non-religious spheres of Jewish music-making since late 19 th … collection, preservation and transmission of religious values, customs and folklore of German Jewry as they existed …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… segregation was variable depending on the level of religious observance in each specific community. For … and rural Jewish women in Yemen. In accordance to the rigid religious lifestyle of the cities, the urban women were seen …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… as a symbol, provoking ipso facto strong emotional and religious feelings among listeners. Surprisingly, this topic … Gross, and Lehnardt 2016, 482). According to Jewish religious practice, the passage from Genesis is recited by … the melody. Unless otherwise stated, the rhythmical values of the notes are presented exactly as they appear in …
Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… collectively, in a monophonic texture. They serve various religious functions and have a mystical background. This … that Lantsman ascribed to Yosl are still sung today by religious Zionist families. One—performed as the … concept that their cultural heritage contains traditional values and modes of expression that are transmitted from …
Atah Ehad
… Israeli folk songs and folk dances in both secular and religious contexts. The song of the month, Atah E h ad ( … sung in the 1940s and 1950s, in the Jerusalem branch of the religious Zionist movement Bnei Akiva when in measure 10 … liturgical context, Atah E h ad was not sung exclusively by religious youth movements. In her nostalgic autobiography in …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish communities. … The adoption of the maqam principle as the basis of the religious music of the Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire, … The Aleppo community possessed a distinctive tradition of religious music derived from the heritage of Rabbi Israel …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… which Jewish holydays were reimagined and stripped of their religious origins and dimensions. The song shows how in the … through secular prisms and taught to children as part of nonreligious Yiddishist curricula. Its publication in a …