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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, שְׁמַע קולֵנוּ, … affects’ conventions of Western music. Yet immediately afterwards, instead of the dominant (which generally follows the …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… the anti-Jewish persecutions which occurred from 1096 onwards often mention the Binding of Isaac. At times they … popularity is the setting of Tummat ẓurim in the Yom Kippur evening service: it is the first ‘Akedah piyyut …
Léibele Schwartz
… Schwartz was born in Brod, Poland, on March 22, 1928 as Yehudah … (from the piyyut ‘Ki hine kahomer’), both for the eve of Yom Kippur, and ‘P’tah lanu sha’ar’ for Ne’ilah (conclusion of …
A cantor’s pledge in the High Holyday’s Provençal liturgy (Minhag Carpentras)
… mainstream of post-revolutionary French Jewry (from 1799 onwards), led the remaining leaders of this unique community … performed in the morning services of both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur includes: תהלים ד, 2 בְּקׇרְאִ֡י עֲנֵ֤נִי אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י …
Yaakov Huri
… of Yaakov and Sima Huri, Jerusalem, 1940 During the 1948 War of Independence Huri volunteered at a hospital. With the … to show those around him the beauty of religious life. On Yom Kippur and on Rosh Hashanah, Huri established on his own …