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Between Tradition and Modernity
Between Tradition and Modernity: The High Holy Days Melodies of Minhag Ashkenaz…
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
Niggun ‘Akedah is an Ashkenazi melody firmly associated with the Binding of Isaac,…
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
Introduction
It is November 15, 2016 and I am sitting in a car, driving on a mountain…
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
This is a short extract of the article “Liturgy: An Overlooked Space in the Moroccan…
Idelsohn's Obituary of Abraham Goldfaden
The passing of the founder of the Yiddish theater spawned a touching emotional response…
Maoz Tzur
The track opens with the blessing recited upon lighting the Hanukkah candles followed by…
Muyimpya Tampirnte (When Moses Received knowledge)
This Kerala "play song" for Shavuot is about Mutaliyār Moses receiving the Torah on…
'Ǝsebāhaka bakʷwelu gize, Zegevre ‘aviya wamenkǝra, Wǝ'ǝtus kǝma mǝr`āwi, 'Amlākǝ `ālem
The prayer consists of four pieces that are performed in this order at weddings. The two…
Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
This document, in the form of a synoptic table, incorporates three versions of Idelsohn’…