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Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… around Europe, while at the same time establishing their religious laws according to decisions of the Turkish … century; this newly acquired stature influenced social and religious aspects of the Karaite Diaspora until the end of … sect's central administration. The Karaite Legacy and its Musical Tradition The Karaite legacy, which was formed and …
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
… This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and … of the Jews of Yemen, both in Yemen and in Israel. The music and songs of the Yemenite tradition are a main focal … and many other scenes of music, song and dance, both religious and secular. … 9 … 34249 … … Tradition … 1986 … …
A letter to mother - A Brivele der Mamen
… by Joseph Green Classic Yiddish film from 1939 with music by Abe Ellstein . In this film music is integral to the development of the plot and in … the film, a Passover seder is also featured and a few non-religious Yiddish songs are sung during the course of the …
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… literature and theater has not identified any musical parallels to contemporary representations of Jews in … and nineteenth-century musical theatre... Historians of religious music, ...may now be able to distil from some of … study of Central European compositional practice, Jewish religious music, and the complex interactions and …
Contrafactum
… to a technique of converting either a secular song into a religious song or vice versa by altering the words. This … considered it a sacred task to transform secular texts into religious ones. One example of this is the song 'Shechina … on this song can be found at Song of the Month ). Musical Transcription … Nissim Ben Yithak HaLevi's piyut Hai …
Kabalat Shabat
… the ritual of Kabalat Shabat has extended beyond the religious communities and into secular circles as well, such … Hay, recorder: Avigdor Hertzog, 18.11.64. NSA Y3623. Musical Transcription … Piyyutim … קבלת שבת … Liturgical music … Piyyutim … Piyyut … Piyyut … Synagogue music … …
Admor
… from the leadership of an ordinary rabbi. The rabbi is the religious leader of the community and his authority is … conduct. The rabbi makes a 'Psak Halakha' (decides on a new religious rule), and his community follows it. Of course, … Zemirot with them. He also took the job of renewing the musical tradition of the dynasty, and acted as a musical …
The Tedeschian Community
… within the synagogue, and these are apparent in the music: The piyyutim melodies are mostly borrowed from the surrounding culture, and help to bridge between the musical fashion outside the synagogue and the prayer … which bears the attributes of any community, such as: religious belief, common origin, interests, culture, …
Hay ram galeh
… it became major hub for liturgical and paraliturgical music in the modern western section of Jerusalem. It also … client for this music that also found a place in Jewish religious contexts. It is important to stress that the … from Arab countries to preserve this musical repertoire in religious contexts. At stake here is the power of Arabic …
Ahavat ‘Olamim
… in 2010. This is the third disc in the Contemporary Jewish Music series produced by the Jewish Music Research Centre. It is the product of the initiative … in prayer, in life-cycle rituals, and in non-liturgical religious songs for the early morning vigils, called Shirat …