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52. The Song of “Anokhi”

… came down to Sinai To speak the word “Anokhi.” He gave the Torah to everyone At the time it was spoken—“Anokhi.” 2. Up … According to Kerala tradition, it is sung before taking the Torah from the ark on the second day of Shavuot, the holiday … before the Sefer Torah is carried up to the tebah for the reading of Exodus 18.1–20.26, the portion which includes the …

50. Little Sinai Mountain

… toṟāyuṃ 1. O Holy Tamburan, be for us the first help. Torah we received from You, received her with Your help. To … clearest joy we walk along, saying as we go: “Beneath the Torah’s glory is the only way we’ll go!” When the famous … for Shirley Isenberg. The haftarah is a short biblical reading from the Prophets that follows the reading from the …

25. Song of the Four Crowns

… From heaven above, four crowns came down. The crown of Torah was the one Moshe took. The crown of priesthood was … way four crowns came down. 2. With Moshe’s permission, the Torah was taken. With Aaron’s permission, the priesthood was … that celebrates the completion of the yearly cycle of reading the entire Torah and the beginning of a new cycle. …

24. Blessing for the Bridegroom

… rājyaṃ ninakkŏḍaměyākuṃ 2. From Sinai Mountain, the Torah was given. On a diamond tablet, the Torah was received. It was shown to all who were living … the fifty-four sections into which the Torah is divided for reading throughout the year, and also the gold and silver …

15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song

… gulattinu kaņḍu stutippā 1. By the holy word of God, the Torah came to be. Alike for everyone, all the words were made. The Torah was given to Moshe Rabbenu For the treasured … the fifty-four sections into which the Torah is divided for reading throughout the year, and also the gold and silver …

8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song

… of Kochi used to request that its doors and the door to its Torah ark be left open when his royal boat was passing by, … 2 and 3) that a radiant divine presence dwelled in its Torah ark (heikhal). I have also heard other Jewish elders … The women (“those with covered heads” or, in another reading, “the respected women”) sat in a room behind the …

5. Mala Synagogue Song

… the eldest Mutaliyar: 35. “Install in my name a Sefer Torah!” Then said the ruler of Kotasseri: 36. “In my name, … (2005, 151) suggests it may be a corruption of “Palur”—a reading we accept, in light of other songs mentioning an old …

Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala

17. Uṭayavan Aruḷālĕ (Song for the Dedication of a Torah Scroll)

… This song for the dedication of a new Torah scroll prases the Torah which was accepted on Mount Sinai with prayer, singing … the synagogue. Tune: Qumu be-rinnah (for Simhat Torah after reading of the Torah portion Bereshit ) Text By the command …

The Ten Commandments

… … Yaakov Huri recordings: Excerpts from the Weekly Torah Portion … Hazzan, Hazan, Chazzanut, Hazzanut, … Cantors – Hazzanim, Cantors … Paytanim, Payytanim … Kriat Hatorah … Archival recordings … Baghdad … Chazzan … Edith … music … Paytan … Piyyutim … Kriat Hatorah … Torah reading … Baghdadi … Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi … The Ten …