… of the Jewish soul turning “to the east toward Zion,” the Kerala poet began his song by proclaiming “The soul of the … and Hebrew words in a manner characteristic of many Kerala Jewish songs, e.g. Yerushalam pattanam (the city of … popularity has spread widely since the aliyah of all eight Kerala communities to Israel, perhaps because of its very …

… own caste” [“ jati ”]—a common self-definition among the Kerala Jews—and he stresses the importance of love and unity … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 72. The Hope in the Jewish …

… use for the day of rest in the hot and humid climate of Kerala. (See stanza 3 of song 18 , “Our Food,” for a similar … Birds: Devotional songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 67. …

… November 9, 1981. CD track 14; I-12. 2b. F our women from Kerala communities (not Kadavumbhagam-Kochi).  Recorded by … in ancient and medieval times, who traveled in ships to Kerala by way of Egypt and Yemen, and traded goods along the … and rewarded him with bangles and silk—customary gifts in Kerala, where a carpenter is not simply an artisan but also …

… the wedding. In elaborate musical detail, it portrays a Kerala bride’s clothing and ornaments of jewelry and … Lane notes two elements that suggest a possible northern Kerala Muslim origin or influence: the particular style of … is the color associated with Muslim weddings. According to Kerala Jewish custom, the bride’s family would often borrow …

… that Zacharia sees as reflecting the “common sense” of Kerala culture, as stated in his article for this volume. He … which encompasses all Jews, anywhere, at any time. In the Kerala context, it distinguishes Jews from other Indian … Yoseph Rabban and the king; royal donations (typical in Kerala) of wood to build a place of worship and of lamps and …

… An origin song of the Kerala Jews, recounting how a learned ancestor named Evarayi … Jerusalem to see Malanad - another name for the land of Kerala. He traveled by way of Egypt, Yemen and then Palur, a town in Kerala where there was once an ancient Jewish community. …

… guests, as did the table of Father Abraham. Looking for Kerala Jewish touches, in the last line of stanza 4 we … 205). “Our Food” is one of the most widely distributed Kerala Jewish songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks … occasion. The 2002 recording transcribed here was sung to a Kerala melody for the popular Shabbat piyyut Yom Zeh …

… after the wedding, can be compared to traditional songs of Kerala boatmen. The bridegroom, the bride and … as they row - and “Ta tintaka", perhaps in imitation of Kerala drum or dance rhythms. Text In the ship is storm and … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … Immigrants … …

… It is also the repeating chorus attached to three different Kerala Jewish piyyutim sung during the holiday of Simḥat … with the Gandhian and Marxist ideals that were current in Kerala leading up to Indian Independence in 1947.   … song “When King Mahabali Ruled the Land sung for the all-Kerala holiday of Onam and recalling the mythical golden age …