MAQAM OF THE WEEK: AJAM         ויצא

For Shabbat Vayesse (Genesis 28:10- 32:3), services are conducted in Maqam AJAM (or GIRKA) according to 16 Syrian sources (dissenting opinion is SABA). Traditionally, the word 'Ajam,' meaning 'foreigner', was used to refer to the Persians. The melody of this maqam is joyous and has become associated with the wedding ceremony. This relates here, because in this Torah portion, we read about Jacob’s wedding ceremony in the House of Laban. HAZZANUT: Semehim: Yedidi Ro'ee Meqimi (page 417); mentions Rachel coming with her sheep. Sephardic Pizmonim Project, www.pizmonim.com.

Click Here for More

Welcome: New Website Features

• Listen to pizmonim recordings integrated into the digital pizmonim book
• Integrated pizmonim manuscripts
• Use the search box at the top of any page to search pizmonim in hebrew
• Indices of pizmonim by maqam, holiday, author/hazzan, prayer application etc.