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‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… Our song for this month is I'm sorry, It’s Yom Kippur by the Brooklyn based band Schmekel (Yiddish for a small penis). The band comprises four members, Lucian Kahn (vocals and … that combine, among other genres, punk music, polkas, cantorial singing, and Jewish melodies (including direct …
Golden Voices of Israel
… a collection of original footage of performances of some of the most famous cantors of modern times such as Yosele Rosenblatt and Moishe Oysher . The film is not a documentary in the sense that there is no …
Chants Pour un Shabbat
… Genini Film about Andalusian Jewish music featuring some of the worlds most prominent Moroccan H azzanim. In this film, … with Jewish Music Research Centre can be found here ) and cantors Malkiel Benamara, Albert Bouadanah, Gad Benchabat, … and Solomon Nahmias meet at a synagogue in paris where they discuss and sing songs of the Sabbath and Bakkashot …
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic principles of their … and the change in the roles of the soloists – among the cantor and the special guests. The liturgy seems to be the …
Aharon Amram
… Aharon Amram was born in Sana'a, Yemen, in 1939. His father, Rabbi Shlomo Amram, worked as a messenger for the Av Bet-Din (chief of the courthouse), and officiated as … was invited to various events across the world, such as a Cantors' convention in Italy, a concert in France, and many …
Kedusha
… A responsorial prayer segment from the third benediction of Hazarat Hashatz recited by the cantor and the congregation. The word 'Kadosh' (holy) and …
Kaddish
… Kaddish is one of the most important and central parts of the Jewish liturgy. Most of it is in Aramaic, and it is used … was dated 1793, and was discovered in the mansion of cantor Abraham Lopes Cardozo (1914-2006) in New York. This …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… [1] The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably the most impressive text … ( H azarat Hashatz) of the Amida prayer, when the cantor finishes the prayer of sanctifying the Lord, the …
Almonds and Raisins
… Directed by Russ Karel Yiddish talking cinema burst into the film scene after the release of the first talkie, The Jazz Singer in 1927. … Yidl Mitn Fidl (1936) with Molly Picon, Ilya Motyleff's The Cantor's Son (1937)and Max Nosseck's Ovetrue to Glory (1940) …
Ne’ilah
… Nei’la is the fifth and last service of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). … and Holy Days, which have four services, Yom Kippur is the only Holy Day that has five. As the last prayer of the … there are three declarations of faith, said by the cantor and repeated by the congregation: 'Shma yisrael' …