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65. Each and Every Day
… in the daily Hebrew prayer book used by all the Kerala Jewish communities ( Sefer Tefilat haḤodesh 1931, 13). It is sung …
64. Open Your Gate
… in the daily Hebrew prayer book used by all the Kerala Jewish communities ( Sefer Tefilat haḤodesh 1931, 13). It is sung …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… appears in twenty women’s notebooks, representing all six communities in which notebooks have been found. Its … and song 59 inspired the lively conversation in which the Jewish singers told me about these dramas and how they used …
56. The Song of Ruth
… If parted by death, we two shall be as one. To join the Jewish People my desire is great.” “To join the Jewish People your trouble will be great! Know that Saturday … story of Ruth appears in twelve Jewish song notebooks from communities in Kochi, Ernakulam, Chendamangalam, and Parur. …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… Apparently, this song was known throughout the Kerala Jewish communities. The version translated here, mostly following … sorrow while viewing the land. As Zacharia wrote, “These Jewish women had the capacity to express in a few words how …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… According to Joseph Hai Isaac, a lawyer and prominent Jewish leader from Ernakulam, this song was customarily … from Parur, Chendamangalam, Ernakulam, and all three Kochi communities, there were no available recordings of a sung … in the “minyan” of ten adult males required in Orthodox Jewish communities for the recitation of certain prayers. … …
47. In the Egypt Kingdom
… rājya karikaratttu 1. In the Egypt kingdom, among the Jewish people— While they were living there, they were … and large (Ginzberg 1969, 2:271–272). Two other Malayalam Jewish songs expounding in greater detail on midrash about … lullaby-like melody was recorded by women from several communities in the 1970s and 80s, and in 2001 by Simcha …
46. Baby Moshe Taken from the Water
… and large (Ginzberg 1969, 2:271–272). Two other Malayalam Jewish songs expounding in greater detail on midrash about … lullaby-like melody was recorded by women from several communities in the 1970s and 80s, and in 2001 by Simcha …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… name and location in reciting the line. The Malayalam Jewish word āyissōḍĕ (derived from the term for “long life”) … “Joseph the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside Kochi, to be sung on the final Shabbat …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… an allegory of the relationship between God and the exiled Jewish people, it is performed as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might be sung for any festive … notebooks from Ernakulam, Parur, and all three Kochi communities. Its composition was attributed to Eliyahu …