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Moshe Habusha

Kabbalah · Jerusalem Sephardic Liturgy

Living master of the Jerusalem Sephardic liturgical tradition who sings baqqashot and kabbalistic texts to the oud, in the Arabic maqam system.

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About the artist

Moshe Habusha

Living master of the Jerusalem Sephardic liturgical tradition and formerly the personal chazan of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. He sings baqqashot and kabbalistic texts accompanied by the oud, in the Arabic maqam system that has carried this liturgy for centuries.

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224 min
Music

A Full Night of Shabbat Baqashot

The complete Sabbath cycle of baqashot in the Aleppo rite, close to four hours, as it is sung from midnight until dawn.

112 min
Music

Shirat HaBaqashot at Hesed VeRahamim Synagogue

Nearly two hours of baqashot in a Jerusalem synagogue, sung with the congregation answering line by line.

32 min
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Baqashot of Aleppo

Baqashot in the Aleppo rite, the cycle of supplications sung through the night on winter Sabbaths.

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Concealment & the hidden light

Kabbalah

The Jewish mystical tradition centred on hidden dimensions of scripture and the nature of the divine, often explored through symbolic systems such as the Tree of Life.

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