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Purim, Purim, Purim lanu
… to serve as hazzan (cantor) of the flourishing Portuguese Jewish community. In this city, he taught the Oriental … Turkey and Greece. Through this collection, the Western Jewish communities became familiar with the songs of Rabbi … version, performed by the most distinguished Bukharian Jewish cantor Ezra Malakov from Queens (New York), is one of …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… language like pentatonics, but uses a strongly profiled Jewish prayer mode whose foremost characteristic is a stock … Hanoch Avenary, “The Aspects of Time and Environment in Jewish Traditional Music,” Israel Studies in Musicology, IV …
Im nin'alu
… of the four performances (2, 4) the traditional Yemenite Jewish lore is predominant; the other two (1, 3) exemplify … melody, which was popularized by Bracha Zefira among the Jewish community of Palestine. It is sung in a responsorial …
Adar
… Adar is the fifth month of the Jewish calendar, usually falling around February and/or … The holiday of Purim falls on the 14th of Adar. The Jewish calendar requires, every two or three years, a 'leap …
Nusah
… 1. The textual version of the liturgy in the various Jewish traditions. Each tradition has it's own Nusah. … Nusah …
Adon Olam
… that this hymn dates back much further to the Babylonian Jewish community. In the Sephardi tradition, an additional … of musical settings for this hymn, including melodies from Jewish and secular sources. In some communities Adon Olam is …
Akedah
… act, and replaces Isaac with a ram for sacrifice. In the Jewish tradition, Akedat Izthak is used as a symbol for … be found in the religious texts and secular literature of Jewish communities around the world. … Akedah …
Eli Ziyyon
… that commemorates the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, most importantly the destruction of the first …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
The term Niggun Devekut, which probably is a Hebrew translation of the Yiddish…
Badhan
… musician who entertains primarily at weddings. Professional Jewish singers called badhanim or leizanim ('jesters') are … and at Hanukkah and Purim celebrations. In Eastern European Jewish communities, the badhan worked as a professional …