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55. David and the Spider
… mention of her spindle (Ginzberg 1968, 4:108). Nor does the Kerala song identify her as Orpah, the sister-in-law of Ruth … her son’s killer. Gamliel goes on to speculate that the Kerala Jewish women singers may be identifying to some … song can be viewed as a prime example of creativity in the Kerala Jewish response to Bible and midrash! …
54. David and the Mosquito
… rather than a wasp? Anyone who has lived in or visited Kerala can testify to the annoying ubiquity of its mosquito … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 54. David and the Mosquito …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… Joseph Hai. Kochi, January 9, 1977; III-23. 53c. Kerala women. Recorded by ethnomusicology students from … 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One story expands on God’s decree that Moshe … Apparently, this song was known throughout the Kerala Jewish communities. The version translated here, …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… Living God Descended” (’Areshet 1980, 76). According to Kerala tradition, it is sung before taking the Torah from … the tablets were made of precious stone, interpreted by Kerala Jews as diamonds.[1] The poetic imagery in the final … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 52. …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… by the Jewish Malayalam term “Mutaliyar,” a traditional Kerala term used for the leader of a community, as it was … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… several narratives from midrash with unique and charming Kerala flourishes. The dramatic scene is set in stanza 3 … Mount Sinai was chosen as the site of the revelation, this Kerala song creates a verbal anthropomorphic image of Mount … listeners might well imagine her dressed in the finery of a Kerala bride as she sweetly but firmly questions God—Who …
49. Redeemed from Egypt
… independence of different community traditions in the same Kerala neighborhood. … 52 … 7 … 44316 … Splendid Singing … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 49. Redeemed from Egypt …
48. Hidden God
… Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 48. …
48. Hidden God
… Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 48. Hidden God …
47. In the Egypt Kingdom
… top of Sinai Mountain—angels are standing there. A typical Kerala setting is provided here for the biblical story of … up by the Pharaoh’s daughter (Exodus 2:3–10). The coast of Kerala is famous for its “backwaters”—a vast network of … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 47. …