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Prayer for the state
… of the State of Israel in 1948, the ancient prayers that Jews recited for the well-being of the government under …
Purim, Purim, Purim lanu
… text displays the history of the injunction imposed on the Jews of Persia and their salvation by Esther and Mordecai, … melodies were adapted to “Purim, Purim, Purim lanu” by the Jews of North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. The … It was recorded by Abraham Zvi Idelsohn among the Bukharian Jews who settled in Jerusalem around the beginning of the …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… Melodies of the Liturgy of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews. London, 1857. Shofet kol ha’aretz is a piyyut for Rosh …
Im nin'alu
… one of the most popular and widely known among the Yemenite Jews. It is sung on many different occasions, at weddings …
Zemirot
… the Sabbath and portray the Sabbath as a sign both of the Jews' acceptance of God and his Sabbath and of God's …
Diwan
… anthology of poems by a number of authors. The Diwan of the Jews of Yemen is a paraliturgical collection of poems for … Go to the CD Webpage to listen to recordings from the Yemen Jews Diwan.) … Diwan …
Mitsve Tants
… actually holds the bride’s hand. The ritual originated with Jews from central Europe and it is first mentioned in the …
Minhah
… it closes the twelve temporal hours of the day. Since the Jews of 19 th century Ashkenaz were usually under pressure … recited before the Ashrei. Many Ashkenazi and some Yemenite Jews do not add any prayers before Min h a—they rather begin …
Esther
… on Purim and recounts the story of the salvation of the Jews of the Persian Empire. Esther is the fifth of the five …
Kolomeyke (LKT)
… tunes of non-Jewish origin played by klezmorim for non-Jews, and also, at times, for Jews within a limited geographical region (such as the …