… or damaged during the Portuguese colonial rule over Kerala. Its stone dedication plaque (possibly the stone … the Parur synagogue complex was undertaken as part of the Kerala government’s “Muziris project” (http://www.muzirisheritage.org/kerala-jews-historical-museum.php).  In his article for this …

… … 3 … A Quarterly Journal of Kerala Studies … A Quarterly Journal of Kerala Studies … 34981 … 596-609 … … 2006 … Jewish … Islam … …

… being built is not associated with any one of the eight Kerala Jewish communities known to recent history. Like … to identify Kotanagiri as the name of a specific place in Kerala (old or contemporary), but a translation of the … songs. The ruler addresses Moshe by the traditional Kerala title Mutaliyar , which is conferred on the …

… of the land echoes royal patronage in the building of other Kerala synagogues (songs 4 and 5 ), along with the tradition … project, in order to represent the synagogues of as many Kerala Jewish communities as possible. Venus Lane set it to a Kerala tune for Yom Zeh leYisra’el (’ Areshet 1980, 246), a …

… song "Oh My Darling Clementine", also used for a popular Kerala Christian hymn. Text Every day, every day, each and … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … Immigrants … …

… of Haman and his daughter are also characteristic of the Kerala Christian folk drama, as is the casual style of … 89). Venus Lane recognized the melody as the tune used in Kerala for the Hebrew Azharot (“Warnings”), a piyyut … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 57. …

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… local cultural references, its elements from midrash reveal Kerala Jewish familiarity with the Talmudic commentary … term for mother-in-law; the “covering shawl” worn by Kerala Jewish women to cover their upper body and head in … and not literary from the Hebrew meaning, “everyone”). Kerala Jews sometimes refer to themselves (all Kerala Jews) …

… This Kerala "play song" for Shavuot is about Mutaliyār Moses … is a title given to the leaders of various communities in Kerala. Text The Lord Who is the First                  … forever. … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … Immigrants … …

… ark (heikhal). I have also heard other Jewish elders from Kerala refer to the  Shekhinah  (Hebrew), the Divine … the foundation with embedded gold and jewels— a traditional Kerala practice. Following construction of the Torah ark on the western wall (closest to Jerusalem, as in all the Kerala synagogue plans), it proceeds with the assembly and …