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Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… liturgies, such as seli h ot . I have studied in great detail the musical setting of this poem in Sephardic … ana” made by a cantor who hailed from east of Aleppo, the great city in Syria. “Bore ‘ad ana” is not included in the …
The Edith Gerson-Kiwi Legacy
… landscape in Palestine / Israel that was characterized by great heterogeneity. The old/new land appears as a meeting …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… to be linked to his passion for music. According to his great niece in New York, Taboush lost his eyesight when, … in London. Earlier drafts of this article have benefitted greatly from comments by my former PhD supervisor Ilana … Jerusalemite ʿud-player Wasif Jawhariyah, was home to many great Aleppian-Jewish musicians and ḥazzanim (Tamari & …
The “Jewish Baroque”: The Allure of a Modern Musical Affair
… uncovered unique music materials in Holland, Italy, France, Great Britain and Germany, not only in libraries and secured …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… with a large Sephardic population. There are a great number of important sources emanating out of Northern …
Moshe Attias
… in honor of important Moroccan tzadiqqim . Apart from the great Rabbi Simeon Bar Yochai mentioned above, Mwijo … that everything now made sense, as Meknes was a city of great Torah scholars. To honor Mwijo, Baba Sali asked Mwijo … also composed and recorded a moving song in honor of “the great” Itzhak Rabin, set in this case to a sad Turkish tune. …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… Song produced on behalf of the board of Jewish Education of Greater Chicago. Levin writes that the LP was intended … joins Belarsky in the singing of the third stanza. The great American Jewish pianist and composer of Russian origin … lasted? If in the land of pyramids There had not been a great hero, Who fought for all the Jews With his wisdom and …
Niggun ‘Akedah: A Traditional Melody Concerning the Binding of Isaac
… 2016; Haverkamp 2005; Assis 2000). Our study reviews the great significance of the ‘Akedah narrative in Ashkenazi … the narrative’s major role in Ashkenazi culture, far greater than that accorded to it by other Jewish communities … whereas the others do not use it at all. Our sources show great variances for phrase B. While seven sources (exx. 5, …

Melody and Poetry in the “Kuzari” (Hebrew)
… to the Lord for He is good' and 'To Him Who alone doeth great wonders' (Ps. 136, v. 1 and 3, seven as against twelve …

Idelsohn: The Founder and Builder of the Science of Jewish Music – A Creator of Jewish Song
… It is with great pleasure that we present A. Irma Cohon's account of … interests and convictions were supported by his wife's great interest in traditional Jewish music. Her efforts to …