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On the first night of Passover, after the seder meal, Jews traditionally recite a poem, a piyyut, called “It Happened at Midnight” ( וַיְהִי בַחֲצִי הַלַיְלָה Vayehi Ba-ḥatzi Ha-laylah). It was written in the 6th century by Yannai, who lived in Eretz Yisrael.
Oct 19, 2016 · It Happened at Midnight: Directed by Tina Pakravan. With Hamed Behdad, Roya Nonahali, Mehrab Rezaei, Gohar Kheirandish. The movie narrates the story of a handsome young singer who is hired and unexpectedly, a romantic relationship begins to develop between him and an older, widowed woman, though neither is immediately aware of the other's emotions.
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- Tina Pakravan
- 2016-10-19
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By any criterion language, style, structure, or theme the songs that appear at the end of the Haggadah comprise two distinct types: complex classical piyyutim (liturgical poems) on Passover themes and jingles on general Jewish subjects.
The poems description of Gods redemption coming at midnight focuses our attention both on the Exodus, which took place at midnight, and on ourselves, who are to finish our meal by midnight. Night is the time of greatest vulnerability, but with God as our savior, the poet implies, the darkness is not to be feared. The poem climaxes (in a passage sun...
In this poem, too, as in the previous one, this day on the calendar is said to bear more than the memory of the Exodus. Midrash teaches that it is the day when Abraham greeted his angelic guests, Sodom was destroyed but Lot saved, the walls of Jericho fell, the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem was lifted, and, parallel to the climax of the previous poem...
These ancient compositions are usually followed by four medieval compositions, each of them far easier to sing than the earlier pieces. One of these, Adir hu (Powerful is He), is built of 24 short, simple lines, each beginning with an adjectival attribute of God adir (powerful), barukh (praised), gadol (great) exhaustively cataloguing, as it were...
Another simple alphabetical composition, Ki lo naeh (For it is fitting for him), describes the praise of the divine king by angelic choruses. Playing on verses in Psalms (Psalms 65:2, Psalms 89:12) and I Chronicles 29:11, the refrain is built of repeating one- and two-syllable words and rhymes, and is therefore simple enough for children to sing: l...
The list includes the two tablets of the Decalogue (10 Commandments), the three biblical forefathers, their four wives, the five books of Moses (Torah), and so on. It seems to be shaped more by the imperative of numbering than by any consistent logic of significance. Yet its popularity is such than versions exist in several languages. (An Italian v...
If cumulative numerology appeals to children, a cumulative animal ditty is even more effective at grasping their attention. The Haggadah offers one of these, too: the whimsical Had gadya (One kid), in Aramaic. The hapless goat of the title, purchased by Dad for a pittance, is eaten by a cat, which is, in the next retelling, bitten by a dog, and so ...
The tale then takes on a mythic overtone with the appearance of the Angel of Death (who slays the butcher) and finally waxes theological as the Holy One slaughters the Angel of Death. Some families add to the songs inherent appeal by having individuals produce sound effects for each of the animals and the other figures in the story.
This tale of measure-for-measure violence seems didactic, but what is its message? What might have been an endless cycle of violence becomes, at the end, a teleological view of history: death itself will be conquered. Some commentators link the song to Jewish history and messianism: the successive waves of conquerors of the land and people of Israe...
Summarizing his view of the message of this cluster of disparate songs, Fox writes that they serve to give an answer to questions raised throughout the Haggadah: nature has laws and a Creator. It is the Creator who makes demands of natures creatures. Human beings have a responsibility to ensure a just society. We must know our past. Jews need to pr...
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You struck down the first-born of Egypt at midnight; And terrified Midian with a loaf of bread in a dream at night; The armies of Sisera You swept away by the stars at night. IT HAPPENED AT MIDNIGHT !
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Setareh Eskandari Cast. Critics reviews. The movie narrates the story of a young singer who is hired and unexpectedly, a romantic relationship begins to develop between him and an older, widowed woman, though neither is immediately aware of the other’s emotions. This relationship creates as much chaos as it does tenderness.
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Feb 3, 2016 · Tina Pakravan. Director. Tala Motazedi. Writer. When the resident singer at a venue that hosts weddings and funerals abruptly quits his job, a young, charming new singer (Hamed Behdad) is hired.
