Biblical accents (Teamim)

Sillamy, Jean-Claude (1932-2016)

Born on July 24, 1932, in Algiers among a family of musicians – his father Charles was director of a music school – Jean-Claude Sillamy was acquainted with all the …

Singing the prayers in the Algiers’ ritual

Listen to a selection of prayers performed by Zabulon Sebban (1911-1983), cantor from 1927 to 1961 in Algiers’ Great Temple …

Sebban, Zabulon (1911-1983)

Born on December 11, 1911 in Géryville, near Oran (Algeria), Zabulon Sebban lived a full life. With his wife, Odette Rachel Cherqui, he had seven children and was negotiator and …

The Cantillation of the Bible – The Five Books of Moses

This documented work of 669 pages features a full study of the cantillatin of the Bible, illustrated with numerous musical notations …

Le système cantilatoire de la Bible et son expression musicale dans les traditions juives des communautés méditerranéennes

A PhD by Mag Tayar, organist in the Grande Synagogue of Marseille and Doctor in musicology, dedicated to the cantillation system of the Bible in the Jewish traditions of Mediterranean cultures …

Rapport entre la cantilation massorétique et la syntaxe biblique, compte tenu d’une nouvelle analyse formelle de la grammaire de la cantilation

A work of musical education by Daniel Karsenti dedicated to the study of cantillation system and the sequence of Biblical accents following the second Tiberian system …

The teamim, signs to sing the Torah

by Jean-Philippe Amar, PhD in the University of Paris IV Sorbonne …