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56. The Song of Ruth
… holy man, When there occurred a famine in Jerusalem. Then from Jerusalem there came out a man. The man was Elimelek … there. 2. Malon and Kiliyon married women there— Wives from a different People, not from their own caste. Then they both attained honored …
55. David and the Spider
… in half, David prayed. Dividing the fringes, he prayed. From there in panic, he climbed up a hill. Running, he … song. Its running theme is David’s dramatic escape from danger—first because of his conflict with King Saul … to his usurping the right to wear a royal robe passed down from Adam [1] ) and then during later conflicts with the …
54. David and the Mosquito
… heard by God. Out of the great abyss I was rescued, saved from the depths of sin. Over all nations, Lord, You are the … Fathers he kept in his mind. Like a swift tiger, he sprang from the pit. King David sprang out of the pit! 5. Taking a … Then stanza 2 quotes his fervent prayers to God, drawn from verses in the Psalms, for which he is traditionally …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… 53c. Kerala women. Recorded by ethnomusicology students from Bar-Ilan University, Moshav Nevatim, 1994. III-23. … expands on God’s decree that Moshe should not enter the Promised Land, with details about his plea to be allowed at … and Gamliel 2005, 70–71), is found in ten notebooks from all three of the Kochi communities. It was recorded in …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… 4. “You must keep Shabbat for purity, To keep it separate from regular days, And to honor God’s Holy Name,” As is … to Kerala tradition, it is sung before taking the Torah from the ark on the second day of Shavuot, the holiday that … its reference to the midrash that Moses went up to heaven from Sinai to receive the Torah, rather than God coming down …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… not look with care. Because it became heavy, it fell down from his hands. 8. “Oh Moshe, make the effort! … to the biblical passage Deuteronomy 33:2: “The Lord came from Sinai and shone upon them from Seir.” I have not found reference elsewhere to the story …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… Tamburan, be for us the first help. Torah we received from You, received her with Your help. To us she brought good … The command was given, given to Moshe: “When you depart from here and leave this holy place, Then you must go forth from here and construct a house. For the worship of …
49. Redeemed from Egypt
… mīņḍatupolě (x2) Mīteņaṃ ñaṅṅaḷě ippa (x2) 1. Just as from Egypt You saved us (x2) So now, we pray you, redeem … in the present time. It is found in fifteen notebooks from five communities, with textual variations and … The version translated here was sung in 2001 by two women from Kadavumbhagam Kochi, whereas a slightly different …
48. Hidden God
… Tambiranĕ. (x2) 9. By fashioning the calf—making it from gold— They committed then a very wicked sin. (x2) But … God’s protection of the Jews draws on biblical narratives from creation up to their settlement in the land under … More than half of its stanzas focus on the exodus from Egypt, with a dramatic description of the annihilation …
48. Hidden God
… Tambiranĕ. (x2) 9. By fashioning the calf—making it from gold— They committed then a very wicked sin. (x2) But … God’s protection of the Jews draws on biblical narratives from creation up to their settlement in the land under … More than half of its stanzas focus on the exodus from Egypt, with a dramatic description of the annihilation …