MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NAJARA, ISRAEL BEN MOSES — (1555?–1625?), Hebrew poet. Born apparently in damascus , Israel served as secretary of that community, in which his father, moses najara , was rabbi. While acknowledging Israel s poetic ability, some of the rabbis of Damascus, e.g. menahem… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Israel ben Moses Najara — (c. 1555, Damascus c. 1625, Gaza) (Heb. ישראל בן משה נאג ארה) was a Jewish liturgical poet, preacher, Biblical commentator, kabbalist, and rabbi of Gaza.BiographyAccording to Franco ( Histoire des Israélites de l Empire Ottoman, p. 79, Paris,… … Wikipedia
Judéo-araméen — Le judéo araméen (hébreu: ארמית aramit, « araméen ») désigne en linguistique l’ensemble des langues et dialectes araméens parlés par les Juifs. Comme pour beaucoup de langues juives, ces idiomes sont influencés en mesure variable par… … Wikipédia en Français
ZEMIROT — (Heb. זְמִירוֹת songs ). (1) Term applied by Sephardi, Italian, and eastern communities to the biblical verses, psalms, and doxologies recited before the main part (yoẓer , shema , and amidah ) of the morning service. The terms zemirot and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Baqashot — This article is about a type of Jewish religious music, Baqashot. For the main article on religious Jewish music, see Religious Jewish music.The Baqashot (or bakashot , שירת הבקשות) are a collection of supplications, songs, and prayers that have… … Wikipedia
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
