Achot K'tannah (Trieste)

Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)
Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)
Achot K'tannah (Trieste)

Leo Levi, Avraham ben Yitzḥaq Ḥazan Gerondi


Poem by Avraham ben Yitzḥaq Ḥazan Gerondi (13th century) for the Rosh Hashanah Evening Service according to the Sephardi tradition of Trieste. The text, using a poetic symbol from the Song of Songs, refers to Israel as a "little sister," and asks to release the Jewish People from their suffering in the previous year.

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