This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

Avner Bahat was born in 1932 in Tel Aviv. His mother, Malka (Bitterman), was born in…

… such as Yah retzeni ra h em alai Yah [1] and Mul Eli vegodlo . [2] The song is performed by Moshe Havusha, one of … Halevi’s piyyut the voice of the worshiper appeals to God for favors and in return offers his praises and … Almighty, To the disgraced people, my Father, beloved God.   חַי רָם גַּלֵּה, עַל עַם עָלוּב [עזוב] מַלְכוּתָךְ …

Jerome Kern was born on January 27, 1885 in New York City to parents Fanny and Henry…

… תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ Psalm 4:2 [1] Answer me when I call, O God, my vindicator! You freed me from distress; have mercy … my utterance. Heed the sound of my cry, my king and God, for I pray to You. תהלים יז, 2-1 שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה … by the cantor, the voice of an individual addressing God. Psalmist and cantor or shaliah tzibbur collide in their …

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 and grew…

Idelsohn was born in Filsberg, Latvia (former Kurland or Courland) and began his…