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48. Hidden God
… but it takes on special meaning in relation to this story of “twice seven worlds.” In Hindu cosmology, there is …
47. In the Egypt Kingdom
… A typical Kerala setting is provided here for the biblical story of how the infant Moses was saved and brought up by … Malayalam original, traditional listeners would know the story and understand that the princess herself was lifting …
46. Baby Moshe Taken from the Water
… A typical Kerala setting is provided here for the biblical story of how the infant Moses was saved and brought up by … Malayalam original, traditional listeners would know the story and understand that the princess herself was lifting …
45. Joseph’s Robe
… she first translated this song, Ruby Daniel told me the story (found in Ginzberg 1969, 2:30) of how God shared …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… 15 with the exclamation “ Ayyayyo ,” lamenting that this story is so painful to relate; and finally appealing to God … of the song touches briefly on highlights in the well-known story of Joseph, from his being sold by his ten brothers and … in wedding-related songs because “certain aspects of his story enable both men and women to feel for him and identify …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… In a dramatic change of scene, the song interrupts the story of the binding of Isaac by inserting the encounter … A further transformation of midrash occurs here in the story about the appearance and fate of the goat. The other Malayalam variant refers to the story of Abraham taking both of his sons, Ishmael and Isaac, …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… of Kerala Jewish women’s knowledge when relating a family story about her grandmother’s uncle in Bombay. He once …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… two playful songs and remembered him as a clever and witty storyteller with “modern” ideas and lifestyle, as opposed to … suggests that this reference to a crow reflects a story from the Hindu epic Mahabharata , where the crow is …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… and asked to bless it, rather than being invited to tell a story. Also it was recorded along with songs 1 and 29 as …
25. Song of the Four Crowns
… is ’Arba‘ah Kelilin (’ Areshet 1980, 169–170), telling the story of four crowns descending from heaven. The story echoes this passage from Pirkei ’Avot 4:13: “R. Simeon …