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Songs of Grief and Hope: Ancient Western-Sephardi Melodies of Qinot for the Ninth of Av
… which were added after the Geonic period to the synagogue services of the Ninth of Av. In the Sephardi rite, they are …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… since its greater part only covers the High Holy Day services, nevertheless constitutes the most extensive and … particularly the role of the congregation during the prayer services.” Recordings of a selection from Maier Levi’s …
Four Melodies for Four Questions
… for the Religious School, Congregational Seder, and Home Services (New York: Bloch Pub. Co, 1925). In Europe during …
Debbie Friedman’s Shema’ Koleinu: An ancient prayer in a new musical garment
… fast” prayer) and in the evening and morning services of Yom Kippur. The full text reads: אָב הָרַחֲמָן, … words and the inclusion of this prayer in High Holy Day services has inspired many contemporary composers to write …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… eighteenth century, in the Yemenite rite during the morning services of all the Aseret yemei teshuvah (Ten Days of … different passages of solemn importance in the penitential services—chiefly such as are recited by the ḥazzan …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… culture. He attended Jewish music concerts and synagogue services in Saint Petersburg and himself performed Jewish …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… le-shabea h ” prayer at the end of the Sabbath morning services in Ashkenazi synagogues, mainly outside of Israel, …
Marsh (LKT)
… marching but for singing. Marches are introduced during the services to poetic texts, such as Lekhah dodi and El adon …
Tants nign (LKT)
… These tunes may be sung during the sabath and festival services to texts such as Lo tevoshi (from Lekha dodi ) and …
Shir hama’alot - The umbilical cord between liturgical and domestic soundspheres in Ashkenazi culture
… … German-speaking Jews often used melodies from synagogue services for settings of Shir hama’alot [The song of … the festive piyyutim were no longer performed in synagogue services. Therefore the survival of these melodies as a …