Posts Tagged "Sephardic"

Chad Gadya In Ladino

Posted by Ronit on Mar 20, 2013 in Passover | 0 comments

Enjoy this clip in Ladino or Judeo-Spanish of Chad Gadya with this Sephardic melody.      

Sephardic Purim Music

Posted by Ronit on Feb 23, 2013 in Purim | 0 comments

Enjoy these Purim songs in Ladino.  

Sweet Almonds For Simchat Torah

Posted by Ronit on Oct 3, 2012 in Simchat Torah | 0 comments

Published in The Philadelphia Jewish Voice To me, Simchat Torah tastes like candied almonds.  This holiday, which means “rejoicing in the Torah,” is one of the most joyous celebrations in the Jewish tradition.  This is the evening when we read the last page of the Torah, and then start all over again at the beginning. It is the only time of the year when the Torah is read at night in the synagogue, during evening services. My earliest memory of attending synagogue is of sitting on my father’s shoulders during the Simchat Torah service. We danced hakafot, or circuits, with the Torah around the synagogue seven times. The synagogue was filled by...

Sephardic Ritual Chant For Yom Kippur

Posted by Ronit on Sep 12, 2012 in Yom Kippur | 0 comments

Enjoy this beautiful video of a traditional sephardic ritual chant for Yom Kippur.

Sephardic Rosh Hashanah Piyut (Hymn)

Posted by Ronit on Aug 20, 2012 in Rosh Hashanah | 1 comment