Religious poetry (Piyyutim)
08/09/2020
The Selichot – סליחות
The Selichot are penitential prayers in which the worshipper implores forgiveness to God for the sins committed. This tradition is based on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which have been, …
05/04/2016
Six CD boxsets from the Jewish Research Music Centre of Jerusalem
The goal of the Jewish Music Research Center of Jerusalem is the study and research of the musical heritage of Jewish communities of the past and present. It publishes regularly high quality discs and books. …
29/07/2015
Le Piyyut de David Hassine
This book is dedicated to David Hassine (1722-1792), one of the masters of liturgical Jewish Moroccan poetry, from which the piyyutim were known all around the world …
15/02/2015
La source de vie : At the time of the minstrels
A TV program hosted by Josy Eisenberg, directed by Pascale Kenigsberg-Cahen, with the participation of the Od Yossef Haï Foundation. Featuring an excerpt of the concert “Jews and trouvères” performed …
16/11/2014
Jewish songs of the 13th century in langue d’oïl and Hebrew
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2014, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. This programme revives the sound life of the Jewish communities of Northern France in the 13th century and their contacts with the poetry and music of the trouvères …
11/03/2010
Liturgical Jewish Music, Historical route and geographical stops
This book-disc by Hervé Roten takes us on a journey of discovery of Jewish music. A fascinating journey through space and time …
11/03/2010
Yedid Nefesh – Amant de mon âme
Romances, coplas, kantigas, piyyutim, a poetic CD by Yaïr Harel, Meirav Ben David-Harel, Michèle Claude and Nima Ben David …