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Edge of the West

… … Rosh HaShanah … Kiddush … Psalms … Purim … Edge of the West …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition

… number of musical systems, some of which resemble the Western musical modes and scales. Although, for the most … a form of synthesis, as contact between the Eastern and Western communities became closer; the intricacies of … development are replaced by highlighting the aspects of Western tonality. Change and Preservation in the Karaite …

Brakha Tzefira

… as well as that of the Ashkenazi teachers who came from a Western European background, to the oriental melodies. … the recognition of the acceptance of their own music among Western teachers. Her success in Shefeyah motivated her … who had both access to these circles, and experience in the Western way of understanding music, and she could …

Elohim Eshala

… of the melody of Elohim Eshala by Israeli composers of Western art and popular music during the 1950’s. … to create a new Israeli sound that will combine modern Western compositional techniques with the “authentic” … musical encounter between the Yemenite Jewish tradition and Western musical techniques. [1] muwashsha h in …

Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim

… Blessing is recited changes from place to place. The western Sephardic communities limited the blessing to the … Priestly Blessings of the Ashkenazi synagogue from east to west, one finds that the melodies may range from simple … the congregation recites the response verses. Central and Western Europe The Ashkenazis of Central Europe used to …