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The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… included in the Tikhkal , the general prayer book of the Yemenites Jews. In the course of time the text of “She’eh …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… confessional prayers of various communities, such as the Yemenite, Persian and Babylonian Jews. It should be added, …
The Musical Realization of Biblical Cantillation Symbols (te‘amîm) in the Jewish Yemenite Tradition
… This study concentrates on the Pentateuch, recited by the Yemenites in three different social and religious contexts: … of biblical texts is the basic educational instrument. The Yemenites declare that although they have a repertory of six … realization within these three social contexts. … 23258 … yemenite singing … Yemenite … Hebrew cantillation … …
An Institute of Jewish Music in Jerusalem
… to the Sephardim and also the Ashkenazim, Jews of Yemen and likewise the Jews of Persia and Babylonia, and to …
The Hallelôt in the Yemenite Dīwān (Hebrew)
… and sirot , the hallel ô t take up little space in the Yemenite diwan . There are further differences: the hallel … of one unified blessing. … Halelot … 9436 … Hallelot … Yemen … Yemenite … Yemenite Jews … Yemenite community … Diwan … The …
A.Z. Idelsohn and the Study of the Traditional Pronunciations of Hebrew (Hebrew)
… of Hebrew, Idelsohn's achievements were of significance. Yemenite Hebrew, as spoken on certain occasions by members …
Yemenite Qasīd Songs (Hebrew)
… Besides the types of Jewish poetry in Yemen - nasid, sirah, zaffeh, haduyo and hallel - … well, could understand them. Those who copied the Yemenite diwans did not attach much importance to the … studying twenty qasid songs which he has collected from Yemenite diwans , making a detailed survey of their …
The Music and its Function in the Singing of the Qasīd anda birabbī dī kalaq (Hebrew)
… The Jewish Yemenite collection of poems - the Diwan - includes three … sung by Mr. Zecharia Ya’acobi (b. 1914 in Ba’adan, Southern Yemen). The literary aspects of this poem are analyzed in Y. Ratshabi's article in this volume. … 23258 … Yemen … Yemenite … Yemenite Jews … Yemenite community … …
Plurivocality in the Liturgical Music of the Jews of San‘a (Yemen)
… Musicologists today agree that the traditional music of the Yemenite Jews has unique stylistic characteristics. These … of certain specific musical elements common to all the Yemenite Jews. The search for these musical elements has … our understanding of the traditional musical styles of the Yemenite Jews. Plurivocality, the simultaneous occurrence …
The Priestly Blessing in the Ashkenazi Synagogue: Ritual and Chant
… shawls of the kohanim . All Jewish communities from Yemen to Lithuania cherish special chants for the ritual and …