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Song of the Month Archive

Sharing with you the captivating and at times surprising stories behind highly celebrated and less renowned Jewish songs.
 

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August 2017

“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies

By: Adi Koren, Or Dotan, Avigail Harel, Nave Klil Hahoresh, Clement Robert, Courtney Blue, Yaniv Dery, Noam Peleg,&
December 2016

Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs

Over the generations Hanukkah has generated a substantial repertoire of songs, some of which have attaine
June 2016

Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story

In 1926, in “New Palestinean [sic] Folk Songs” – one of the earliest Zionist songbooks published in America – A.
March 2016

Haynt Iz Purim, Brider

Haynt Iz Purim, Brider (‘Today is Purim, Brothers’) is one of the most familiar songs in t
January 2016

Shofet Kol Ha'aretz

*In the photo above, Shofet kol ha'aretz, Spanish-Portuguese version.
December 2015

Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed

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November 2015

Abyadi Ana

Abyadi Ana, a traditional Moroccan song for the Henna (
September 2015

Karev Yom

I am still living the life of those times… Theodore Bikel 
July 2015

A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty

This song of the month is a humorous Yiddish song about a robbery.

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