May 20, 2013 ~ Shabbat BEHA'ALOTEKHA. Maqam SIGAH.
Observed on 25 Kislev.
List of maqamat for each day of Hanukkah:
Hanukkah Day: (1) Rahawi (2) Iraq (3) Sigah (4) Saba (5) Rast (6) Nahwand (7) Sigah (8) Bayat
Image from Sassoon Manuscript #647 of the Maqamat and Pizmonim used on Hanukkah in Aleppo, circa 1850.
| Section | Pizmon | Page | Song | Commentary | Recordings | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1412 | 203o | יה הצל יונה מחכה | Maqam Ajam Hanukkah song. Attiah Manuscript |
Recording Recording Recording |
||
| Rahawi Nawah | 440 | 363 | יצא למלוך מבית סורים |  ישראל בר משה בר לוי חזק Shabbat Miqes. |
G. Shrem G. Shrem A Mouhadeb |
|
| Ajam | 202 | 166 | מעוז צור | Hanukkah. This song demonstrates God's protection over the Jewish people from such enemies as Pharoah, Zerubabel, Haman and the Greeks. |
M Kairey G. Shrem Recording |
כתר |
| Rahawi Nawah | 450 | 372 | אודך אל טובות | Raphael Tabbush Hanukkah. |
G. Shrem G. Shrem |
ממצרים |
| 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 |
M. Nadaf Recording |
