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Shir HaKavod
… after the Sha h arit service but before the reading of the Torah portion. One reason for this change is to assure that … is customary to recite the Piyyut when the ark holding the Torah scroll is opened. In his book Shnei Luchos ha-Bris … this melody to his followers. In H abad's songbook Sefer Ha-Niggunim , a story is told about how the melody was passed …
Likhvod Hatanna Haelokai (In Honor of the Holy Tanna)
… first haircut for three-year-old boys, and processions with Torah scrolls. These are all part of the Hillula (the … of candles, bonfires, first haircuts for children, and Torah scroll procession) took place at the grave of Samuel. … is limited. The meter is duple, like most Hassidic dance niggunim; the rhythm is very simple and generally fits the …

Tants nign (LKT)
… mainly at weddings and rejoicing festivals such as Simha Torah and Lag B’Omer , and tish gatherend with a dance tune. … rhythms.” Stutschewsky 1959, pp. 166-67, n. 55 . “Dance niggunim . These are usually much simpler than the previous ones. A valuable attempt to classify these niggunim has been carried out in Mazor-Hadju-Bayer. For our …

Hopke (LKT)
… Fishbein from Bene Berak, this term may also apply to niggunim of rejoicing, sung to liturgical texts.” Mazor and … The hopke is danced by Hassidim at weddings, Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law), and other special occasions.” … 1959, p. 170 . ( Musical notation included). “Dance niggunim . These are usually much simpler than the previous …

Mitsve-tants (LKT)
… pattern of text and music... Our examination of the dance niggunim used for the mitsve tants focuses on the following … whether the mitsve tants has a regular repertoire of dance niggunim; b) whether this repertoire or part of it is … in ZK, and the use of tunes taken from the Simhat Torah festival for the bridegrooms dance in TA. The common …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… folk songs in the early 20th century as a wordless Hassidic niggun as well as a melody for the Sabbath zemer “Menu h a … rash rash rash'). In his article about the Hassidic niggun in the modern Hebrew song repertory, Yaacov Mazor … to the dancing of the seventh Hakkafah for Sim h at Torah among the Hassidim of the Boyan dynasty (Mazor 2005: …
Karev Yom
… it belongs to the triennial order of reading of the Torah practiced by the Jews of Palestine during the … Bratslav Hassidim. However, as with all the ascriptions of niggunim to a specific dynasty or rebbe , there is no … yom’? Considering the Israeli trajectory of this specific niggun for ‘Karev yom’, [5] is it conceivable that one of …
Haint Iz Purim, Brider, Part II
… without a clear beat, which then flows into a dance niggun . This type of performance recalls the patterns of … seven dance melodies used for the seven Hakkafot with the Torah Scrolls on Simhat Torah at the court of the Polish Hassidic dynasty of …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… of the melody, perhaps one sung without text as a dance niggun – more about this later. The text of the song is as … that melody have words, or was it perhaps a wordless dance niggun? While these questions will ultimately remain … melody is also played in Tzfat (Safed) as part of the Abu [Torah Scroll] Procession [from Safed to Mount Meron]. The …
A centerpiece of the High Holydays liturgy: Shofet Kol Ha'aretz in Moroccan and Yemenite versions
… (fol. 15 in the manuscript) appears the superscription “Be-niggun [according to the melody of] Shofet kol ha’aretz.” … and its relationship to some features of the Ashkenazi Torah chant. Placing the three sub-types of the “common” …