Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts

Friday, May 23, 2025

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem at Congregação Israelita Mineira of Brazil

The Congregação Israelita Mineira (CIM) was founded in 1996 in Mineira, a state in Southeastern Brazil. In the synagogue, Tiféret Israel, with capacity for up to 400 people, men and women can pray together. 

Since July 2020, the religious leader of the CIM has been Rabbi Lucca Myara.

In this video, Rabbi Myara sings Shalom Aleichem, which is usuallly sung at the beginning of the Shabbat meal.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Friday, January 17, 2025

Welcoming Shabbat with Anim Zemirot at Congregação Israelita Mineira of Brazil

The Congregação Israelita Mineira (CIM) was founded in 1996 in Mineira, a state in Southeastern Brazil. In the synagogue, Tiféret Israel, with capacity for up to 400 people, men and women can pray together.
 

Since July 2020, the religious leader of the CIM has been Rabbi Lucca Myara.

In this video, Rabbi Myara sings the hymn Anim Zemirot, which is usuallly sung at the end of the Shabbat service.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Friday, March 22, 2024

Welcoming Shabbat with V'Shamru at Sinagoga Shalom in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Today we join the Sinagoga Shalom in Sao Paulo's Shalom Community to welcome Shabbat in a Kabbalat Shabbat service with the singing of V'Shamru.

The fundamental objective of the Shalom Community in Sao Paulo, Brazil is to create a Kehilat Kodesh, that is, a religious community that can provide support and encouragement to the spiritual quest of many who seek a space to grow spiritually and progress Jewishly. The synagogue is dynamic and alive, in the permanent search for meaning within Jewish values.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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Friday, January 26, 2024

Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh by Brazilian Cantor Ale Edelstein

Tonight we welcome Shabbat with a version of Yedid Nefesh by Cantor Ale Edelstein of the Israelita Paulista Congregation of Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Edelstein has pop artist status in the Jewish community; he does two weddings and one bar mitzvah per week.He studied at the Tel Aviv Cantor Institute, a school run by the renowned Chazan Naftali Hershtik.

Enjoy and Shabbat shalom!

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Sunday, January 22, 2023

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Hinei Ma Tov with a Brazilian/Argentinian Twist

Yzreel and Fanny are from Brazil and Argentina. They have lived in Israel since June 2021 and have created a YouTube channel on which they share their family Aliya experience and content related to Israel. 

They upload videos every week about the weekly Torah portion and Biblical and Modern Hebrew classes. They do not seem to be affiliated with any organization.

Here is their version of Hinei Ma Tov. Enjoy!

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Sunday, January 8, 2023

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places - Brazilian Superstar Xuxa Leads Children in Singing Hava Nagila

Xuxa is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen of Little Ones", Xuxa built the largest Latin American children's entertainment empire. In the early 1990s, she presented television programs in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the United States simultaneously, reaching around 100 million viewers daily.

She became a national superstar when she moved to TV Globo in 1986 for the Xou da Xuxa. She was the first Brazilian to appear on Forbes magazine's list of richest artists in 1991, taking 37th place with an annual gross income of US$19 million.

Over her 30-year career, Xuxa has sold over 30 million copies of her records worldwide, which makes her the highest-selling Brazilian female singer. Her net worth was estimated at US$100 million in the early 1990s. As of 2020, she continues to be among Brazil's most prominent celebrities. Also successful as a businesswoman, she has the highest net worth of any Brazilian female entertainer, estimated at US$400 million.

In this video, Xuxa, wearing a supersize Magen David, leads a group of 12 children singing and dancing Hava Nagila.

Enjoy!

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

It's Adar II - Here Come the Purim Videos! Let's Start with Purim Besimcha by the Brazilian Yeshiva Boys

Mishenichnas Adar Marbim Besimcha. From the beginning of the month of Adar we increase our simcha by sharing the latest Purim videos. 

Now that we're into Adar II and Purim is just 10 days away, let's start the Purim celebration with a video produced by the students of Yeshiva Guevoha Beer Avraham in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Every year the bachurim of the Yeshiva Guevoha gather to compose a fun and happy song for Purim to share with all the community around the world. This year their song is Purim Besimcha.

Enjoy!

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

"Hevenu Shalom Aleichem" Around the World - A Socially Distanced Version From Brazil

Hevenu Shalom Aleichem has traveled all over the world and has been played and sung in more countries than any Hebrew song except for Hava Nagila.

 Choral singing has been challenging to many choirs during the coronavirus pandemic, but some choral groups have persisted in singing while social distancing. A good example is the Coral Brigantino in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

For our 18th post of this popular Hebrew song of greeting and peace, let's take a trip to Braganca Paulista, a municipality in the state of Sao Paulo and watch the safely separated members of the Coral Brigantino sing Hevenu Shalom Aleichem.

Enjoy!

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Tumbalalaika Around the World: Sharsheret WIZO Choir from Sao Paolo, Brazil

The Yiddish folk love song Tumbalalaika originated in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, but its exact origin is hard to pinpoint. 

That hasn't prevented it from being sung and played over and over, not only in places where Yiddish songs are sung, but just about everywhere in the world, in vocal and instrumental versions, in cabarets and in the movies.

Just as we have followed the songs Hava Nagila, Adon Olam, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, and Abanibi as they took different forms as interpreted by a wide variety of singers, musicians, and dancers, we've been posting many interpretations of this universal courting and love song.

 
This version is performed by The Sharsheret WIZO Coral , a female choir which has been active since the 1980s, whose members are volunteers from WIZO São Paulo, a charity for women and children. They are amateur singers, but they have already recorded 6 CDs, with Jewish songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino, and Brazilian songs, in Portuguese and some translated into Hebrew.

Enjoy!

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Here Come the Purim Videos: "The Chosen" by Yeshiva Guevoha in Sao Paulo, Brazil


We're getting close to Purim. It's coming next week, so we're starting to post Purim videos. Our first Purim video of the year was actually published a year ago by Yeshiva Guevoha of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In this video with Portuguese, Hebrew, and English subtitles, the Yeshiva students act out Chosen -- the Purim story to a lively beat. Enjoy!

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Friday, September 6, 2019

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem and Adon Olam by Brazilian Singer Fortuna


Fortunee Safdié Joyce is a Brazilian Jewish singer and composer who performs under the name Fortuna. She has been studying the Sephardic repertoire since 1992. Fortuna has recorded seven CDs and one DVD since then. 

Fortuna sings mainly in Hebrew and Ladino, a language used by Sephardi Jews who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula until the fifteenth century, at which time they were expelled by the Catholic Monarchs and scattered through several countries of the Mediterranean basin. 

In this video, Fortuna sings two Shabbat songs, Shalom Aleichem and Adon Olam.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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Friday, February 8, 2019

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by Brazilian Singer Michoel Tavares


Alex Michoel Tavares is the new Jewish Music sensation in Brazil. His new single (cover) music video of Adon Olam was shot at the Synagogue Shaar Ha Shamayim in Belem, Para – Brazil.

Adon Olam (Hebrew: אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם‬; “Eternal Lord” or “Sovereign of the Universe”) is a strictly metrical hymn in the Jewish liturgy written in lines of eight syllables; more precisely, each line is composed of two segments of one yated and 2 tenu’ot, which indeed makes 8 syllables. It has been a regular part of the daily and Shabbat (Sabbath) liturgy since the 15th century.

Its authorship and origin are uncertain. It is often attributed, as least tentatively, to Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021–1058), who is known for his Hebrew poetry, but there is no solid evidence apart from the quality of this hymn and the language appears to be older. It has also been attributed to Rav Hai Gaon (939–1038) and even to the Talmudic sage Yohanan ben Zakkai. Although its diction indicates antiquity, it did not become part of the morning liturgy until the 15th century.

Enjoy and Shabbat shalom!

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Hava Nagila Around the World: Brazilian Girls Choir Sing the Classic Hebrew Song


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Our collection of renditions of Hava Nagila keeps growing and growing. Since we started Jewish Humor Central in October 2009, we've posted 71 different versions from around the world.
 
Today we're adding a 72nd version by Meninas Cantoras de Petrópolis, a pioneer Brazilian musical group composed exclusively of girls, founded in 1976, in the city of Petrópolis.

After a rigid evaluation of capabilities for Music, which starts at the early age of seven and lasts three years long studying theory and vocal techniques, the girls are tested and  integrated into the choir. 

The girls have in their repertoire songs of varied genres, which they evolve into new melodies and travel with them throughout the country. They also perform with most of the Brazilian musical artists, and they also include songs of international musicians such as John Lennon, Burt Bacharach, and theBee Gees.

...and Hava Nagila. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Here Come the Purim Music Videos - Starting in Sao Paolo, Brazil


It's that time of year again. Groggers are coming out of boxes in the basement and Megillah scrolls are being checked and prepared for use. 

Next Wednesday evening and Thursday morning the story of Esther will be read all over the world as we celebrate another Purim.

With only nine days to go, the Purim videos are starting to appear on YouTube. We'll be reviewing them as they come in and sharing the best with you.

We'll start with a video from the Yeshiva Guevoha in Sao Paolo, Brazil. This a cappella La Fiesta was produced by Grammy-nominated composer Shai Fishman, the creator of world acclaimed a cappella group The VocaPeople.

Enjoy!

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by Brazilian Cantor Ale Edelstein


There are many versions of Lecha Dodi, one of the most popular liturgical songs in the Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat service, and the cantor/chazzan/prayer leader is the one who chooses the melody. 

Tonight we welcome Shabbat with the song stylings of Cantor Ale Edelstein of the Israelita Paulista Congregation of Sao Paolo, Brazil. In this two minute rendition he manages to include four different versions of Lecha Dodi

Edelstein has pop artist status in the Jewish community; he does two weddings and one bar mitzvah per week.He studied at the Tel Aviv Cantor Institute, a school run by the renowned Chazan Naftali Herstik.

Enjoy and Shabbat shalom! 

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Adon Olam Around the World: A Brazilian "Hey Jude" Version


Adon Olam, the traditional song that ends the morning Shabbat service in most synagogues, has almost as many versions as Hava Nagila

We've shared more than 20 versions of Hava Nagila and eight of Adon Olam, two of them from Brazil. The videos and their descriptions are all listed and linked together in our book Jewish Humor on Your Desktop: Jewish Traces in Interesting Places.

Today we're returning to Brazil for a third time, with the Kol Haneshama Chorale making their second appearance, this time with an unusual take on Adon Olam. It's set to the Beatles' song Hey Jude.

This group really gets around. They sing in synagogues, clubs, auditoriums, and other locations in Brazil, not all of them Jewish. If you happen to notice some of the wall hangings in this performance, this will become apparent.

Tomorrow if you're called on to lead the singing at the end of the service, you might consider this version. You'll probably be surprised by the number of congregants singing along.

Enjoy and Shabbat shalom!

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