Jewish Voices in the New World
Title |
Time |
Play |
| Barukh Habba (Psalm 118: 26-29) | 01:15 | ▼ |
| Barukh Habba | 01:15 | |
| Shira ḥadasha (Morning Liturgy) | 11:11 | ▼ |
| Shira Hadasha | 11:11 | |
| Chants and Elegies for Tisha b'av | 45:19 | ▼ |
| Eikha - Book of Lamentations excerpt: 2:1–5 | 02:41 | |
| From the Evening Kinot: Aleikhem eda k'dosha | 04:54 | |
| From the Evening Kinot: Al heikhali ev'ke | 02:38 | |
| From the Morning Kinot: Eikha tzon haharega | 04:16 | |
| From the Morning Kinot: G'rushim | 02:43 | |
| From the Morning Kinot: Ev'ke v'al shod z'vulai | 01:56 | |
| From the Morning Kinot: Heikhal adonai | 03:48 | |
| From the Morning Kinot: Bore ad ana | 05:10 | |
| Shirat hayyam (Exodus 14:26; 15:1–10) | 04:37 | |
| Aḥot k'tanna (Rosh Hashana Eve) | 04:19 | |
| Aseret haddibb'rot (Exodus 20:2–17) | 05:01 | |
| Haftarat vayikra: Preliminary B'rakha, Isaiah 43:21-26 | 01:58 | |
| Et sha'arei ratzon (Rosh Hashana morning) | 01:25 | |
| Haftarat t'tzave (excerpt, Ezekiel 43:10-15) | 02:31 | |
| Shabbat | 02:13 | ▼ |
| Mizmor l'david | 02:13 | |
| Mizmor shir l'yom hashabbat—Tov l'hodot | 02:59 | |
| Hashkivenu | 02:21 | |
| Kaddish shalem | 02:28 | |
| Torah Reading | 03:12 | ▼ |
| Leviticus 22:26-33 | 00:57 | |
| Leviticus 23:33-44 | 02:15 | |
| Ein keloheinu | 01:30 | ▼ |
| Ein keloheinu | 01:30 |
Chants and Prayers from the Amsterdam–London Sephardi Tradition
Jewish Voices in the New World offers a rare and fascinating collection of synagogue melodies and biblical chants as they were sung in the early American Colonial period, throughout the Revolutionary War, and up through the early years of the new republic. When the first practicing Jews arrived in North America, in the 17th century, they brought the treasured western-Sephardi musical tradition that flourished in "New Amsterdam"—the city that was soon renamed New York. This sacred repertoire continues to this day in America's oldest synagogues, Shearith Israel, established in 1654, and Mikve Israel, founded in 1782.
Reviews and Recognitions:
"...unusually haunting music, with a distinctive combination of serenity and boldness...performed with an authenticity that could only come from performers steeped in its tradition." —John Guinn, Oakland Press
"...there is a lot in these Jewish texts, especially those from the Tisha B'av observances, that will have special resonance for those of the Jewish faith." —Jerry Dubins, Fanfare
"...there is, from time to time, a surprising robustness to the rhythms, a robustness well captured by Rabbi-Hazzan Ira L. Rohde and the Schola Hebraeica, conducted by Levin." —Peter Rabinowitz, International Record Review