… (“and also you will be blessed”), perhaps an impromptu change by the cantor honoring his guest, Leo Levi:  שדי …

… forced secularization, unemployment, economic stress, social discrimination and more. One of the key lines states, …

… – the history of Jewish worship – which seems to have changed over time and vary between communities. We know that … and consider that cultural meaning of a musical idiom may change over time; as Idelsohn writes, [I]t is impossible and … in Yiddish literature, however, changed, thereby reflecting social dynamics and the popularity of sung texts in Jewish …

Harry Von Tilzer (originally Gumm or Gummblinksy), was born in Detroit in 1872. His…

The Ahava Rabah Steiger is also known as Freygish. When the prayer includes a range of…

Karel Ančerl, conductor, born April 11, 1908 in Tučapy (Southern Bohemia). Karel Ančerl…

Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born in…

… and theme (example 2). Here, however, there is a slight change in the lyrics. In the versions discussed above, the … he will confess.” Another variant of this second melody changes the last line to “er zol kein ganev mer nit zayn' -- …