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9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… The song opens with an extended prayer that members of the community be united in their intention to build a paḷḷi as a … translated here as “some others,” might come from the Jewish Malayalam saying, “Why don’t you ask four people?”—a … in order to represent the synagogues of as many Kerala Jewish communities as possible. Venus Lane set it to a …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… there are two synagogues near each other in what was a Jewish residential and commercial center until the … or “by the shining silver lamp.” [2] “Jutapaḷḷi” means Jewish paḷḷi. … 52 … 7 … 44193 … Moshav Taoz, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… again after that and served as the center of a vibrant Jewish community until the mass aliyah of the 1950s. Beginning in … Parur paḷḷi, they may well have been elements of the Jewish building at whatever time the song was composed. The …
5. Mala Synagogue Song
… with the same name as the recipient of the eleventh-century Jewish copper plates (mentioned in the section I … his land. To translate the collective Malayalam noun kulam (Jewish Malayalam gulam)—which can refer to a flock, family, … Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … …
Rabbi David Buzaglo
… exponentially in the collective memory of the Moroccan Jewish diaspora. [3] After receiving a traditional Jewish religious training, as was customary in the … faced resistance by conservative elements within the Jewish community of Casablanca. Buzaglo promoted modern Hebrew, …
4. Song of Moshe Mutaliyar
… built is not associated with any one of the eight Kerala Jewish communities known to recent history. Like Evarayi in song 3, Moshe is a Jewish religious teacher ( ribbi ) and traveling merchant … term “Shingly,” which is generally associated with Paradesi community traditions about Joseph Rabban, as noted in the …
3. Song of the Second Temple’s Destruction (Leaving Kodungallur)
… all three notebooks are from Kochi—one from the Paradesi community and two from Kadavumbhagam. Literary elements in … for the number fourteen, as in several other Kerala Jewish songs. A dramatic feature of the origin story in this … Prophet Elijah) to warn of Kodungallur’s destruction. Other Jewish legends about this biblical prophet are found in …
2. The Song of Evarayi
… the same story about an adventurous and learned Jewish teacher named Evarayi (Ephraim). Setting out from Jerusalem, he followed the path of many Jewish, Christian, and Muslim merchants from the … Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … …
2. The Song of Evarayi
… [1] Malanāṭu (the land of mountains) refers to Kerala. In Jewish Malayalam, vāvā is the word for father and a moliyar is a Jewish religious teacher. [2] In the Kochi version this line … Taoz, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … …
14. Yĕṟuśalāyinnu Vannāno (The Song of Evaray)
… Palur, a town in Kerala where there was once an ancient Jewish community. Welcomed on his arrival in another place, he … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …