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Hakham Mordekhai Nadaf - חכם מרדכי נדף

Biography

Hakham Hazzan Mordekhai Claude Nadaf was a hazzanut and tefilah teacher at the Yeshivah of Flatbush Elementary School. His work of teacher the 6th, 7th and 8th grade Sephardic Boys Minyan is imperative to the continuation of hazzanut in our community.

He was also formerly the Torah reader in Congregation Bnai Yosef and a loyal student to H Gabriel A Shrem.

Index of Recordings

Section	Pizmon	Page	Song	Commentary	Recordings	Application
Baqashot	64	71	כל ברואי מעלה ומטה	Shelomo Ibn Gabirol Maqam Sigah Sigah. A Z Idelsohn notes, 1923	M. Nadaf- Selihot tune	שמחים
Baqashot	65	72	יה אל גדול ונאדר	Raphael Tabbush Maqam Saba This pizmon first appeared in Tabbush's 1888 pizmonim book. It is listed as Maqam Hijaz. It was written in honour of H Yaaqob Barzani. Saba. Aharon Rahamim Hares Baqashot Manuscript, 1917	M. Nadaf	שמחים
Ajam	235	187	מי זאת הנשקפה	Moses Ashear Its melody is taken from the Neapolitan song "Santa Lucia", by Teodoro Cottrau, Written in honor of the birth of a baby girl. The text begins with a paraphrase of Song of Songs 6:10: "Who is she that shines through like dawn, tired. She is radiant and beautiful, the pleasing daughter of Zion." Written for Hebrat Qadimah which was a Zionistic society as the words of the song clearly indicate and not a community synagogue. Ashear wrote this song before 1928. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf	שמחים
Ajam	250	199	אל מול דביר אשתחוה	Moses Ashear Wedding of Abraham Moshe Cohen; April 2, 1940. Abdel Wahab song is called "Yadi El Na3eem". Leaflet	M. Nadaf M. Nadaf 2	קדיש
Ajam	251	200	אתה צורי	Moses Ashear Wedding of Saul Sedaqa Ashkenazi; January 21, 1934. Melody of Syrian National anthem. Leaflet	M. Nadaf
Ajam	252	202	שירו שירה חדשה	Ezekiel Hai Albeg Inauguration of Ahi Ezer Synagogue. Written in honor of H Murad Maslaton. Congregation Ahi Ezer	M. Nadaf
Ajam	254	203	יאריך ימים על ממלכתו	ישראל בן משה Shabbat Shofetim, because it mentions the blessing of longevity for a new king. Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	M. Nadaf	נשמת
Rast	254.4	204	הללי תשמע	Ezra Mishaniye Written in honor of birth of Joseph Yehudah Levy; March 27, 1952. Leaflet	M. Nadaf
Bayat	309	242	אני אגיד בקהל עם זו	Arabic: Ahd El Ekhewwa. DOR in Maqam Bayat.	M. Nadaf
Bayat	314	244	היכלו היכלו	Raphael Tabbush Hanukkah. Thanking God for the deliverence against the enemies. Like "Al Hanissim", this song opens and closes with the Beit Hamikdash. This song also mentions Matityahu and the lighting of the Menora. Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript A Z Idelsohn notes, 1923	M. Nadaf
Bayat	344	264	מענה לשון	Moses Ashear Safdieh. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf	הללויה
Bayat	349	267	הודך	Moses Ashear Wedding of Ezra S Tawil. Song is a mixture of Bayat and Hijaz. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf	נקדישך
Bayat	356	274	אל חי שוכן	Moses Ashear Maqam Kourd Paragraph 1 can be applied to El Hahodaot and Paragraph 3 can be applied to Qaddish. Appropriate for Shabbat Re'eh. Arabic is sung by Daoud Hosni. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf	שמחים
Bayat	378	299	מה נעימה ויפה	Moses Ashear Husney Bar Misvah; 8/29/1935. Starts Bayat and switches to Hijaz. Leaflet	M. Nadaf	פזמון
Bayat	387	311	יה אל הבט למענה	Ezekiel Dweck Written during the time of the Holocaust. Shrem Manuscript	M. Nadaf M. Nadaf 2	קדיש
Bayat	390	316	יובילני		M. Nadaf M. Nadaf - Halleluya M. Nadaf - Halleluya 2	הללויה
Mehayar-Bayat	399	325	מראשית כל	Moses Ashear Harari wedding. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf	קדיש
Saba	458	380	יחיש מבשר	Mentions Eliahou HaNavi. Related to Passover. Arabic title is Ya'ish WeYe'shaq Qalbi, sung here by Sheikh Yousef El Manyalawi. Ashear used it for Qadish for NASO in 1937 & 1938)	M. Nadaf	נשמת
Saba	481	397	יה אל גדול ונאדר	Tu Bishvat/ Baqashot. The text of this song has nothing to do with Tu Bishvat except for the references to inviting guests to eat different fruits. The reason why this tune is used for Tu Bishvat is based on a Judeo-Arabic song with the same tune as this. Tabbush Manuscript	M. Nadaf	שמחים
Saba	509	425	אל מוכתר בכתר	Moses Ashear פיוט על סדר אלף בית אומרה- Alludes to 10 Sefirot. Ashear applies this tune often to Naqdishakh. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf	נשמת
Saba	512	428	יה מוראך בי	Ezra Mishaniye Bar Misvah.	M. Nadaf - Qaddish M. Nadaf - Qaddish 2	קדיש
Awj-Oj	514	430	אל פקוד עמך	Raphael Tabbush El Füad Habaq - Amal Hussein.	M. Nadaf	נקדישך
Sigah	516	433	נבחר בידיד	Nissim Lopez Shabbat Vayishlah.	M. Nadaf	נשמת
Sigah	522	438	מלך רם ונשא	Moshe Ashkenazi Tabbush Manuscript	M. Nadaf	פזמון
Sigah	530	444	דבר סתר גל	Raphael Tabbush Maqam Rast	M. Nadaf	ה' מלך
Sigah	543	451	שוכן רומה	Rosh Hashana.	M. Nadaf
Hijaz	582	483	יחיד נא	Raphael Tabbush The initials at the beginning of each stanza form the acrostic 'Refael'. Tabbush Manuscript	M. Nadaf	אל ההודאות
Hijaz	583	484	מהונך תעשר	Tabbush Manuscript	M. Nadaf
Hijaz	584	484	אתוהי כמה רברבין	The first words of this pizmon are from Daniel 3:33. After seeing how God saved Hananiah, Mishael & Azariah from the furnace into which he had thrown them, Nebuchadnezzar praised God, 'How great are His signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is over every generation!' So too do the heavenly hosts praise Hashem above, but only after Israel declares His praise below, as the Talmud states (Hullin 91b) "The ministering angels do not sing praises above until Israel begins below". M. Nadaf	M. Nadaf	נשמת
Hijaz	600	497	יחיד מלך נאמן	Moses Ashear Wedding. Ashear Manuscript	M. Nadaf M. Nadaf 2	שמחים
Hijaz	611.3	509c	כנר על הגג		M. Nadaf
	2193	74	קדיש	Maqam Baqashot	M. Nadaf- Bayat M. Nadaf- Bayat- "Gahla"