Maḥazor Ha-Ḥayyim: life-cycle celebration in the song of the ashkenazic synagogue
Joyous life-cycle events celebrated by American Ashkenazic Jews, especially those belonging to the more liberal denominations, invariably conclude with the singing of the words siman tov u-mazal tov, yehei lanu u-lekhol yisra'eil (May it bring good luck to us and to all Israel). Whether after t...
| Subtitles: | Research Article |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
[2009]
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| In: |
AJS review
Year: 2009, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 305-339 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ashkenazim
/ Life
/ Cycle
/ Celebration
/ Musik
/ Synagogue
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Singing
B Melody B Synagogues B Judaism B Piyyut B Weddings B Torah B Folksongs B Prayer B Ritual music |
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| Summary: | Joyous life-cycle events celebrated by American Ashkenazic Jews, especially those belonging to the more liberal denominations, invariably conclude with the singing of the words siman tov u-mazal tov, yehei lanu u-lekhol yisra'eil (May it bring good luck to us and to all Israel). Whether after the long anxious minutes of the berit milah, the struggle of the youngster through the Hebrew text and trope of the haftarah, the calling up of the bridegroom (and the bride as well in most non-Orthodox synagogues) at an aufruf, or the breaking of the glass at a wedding, the spontaneous singing serves as a catharsis to relieve the built-up tensions of the communal ritual event as well as to express an outpouring of joy. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009409990031 |