May 23, 2013 ~ Shabbat BEHA'ALOTEKHA. Maqam SIGAH.
Moses had recorded, stage by stage, the journeys of the children of Israel: from Egypt to Sinai, from Kadesh to Edom. Now, “in the plains of Moad by the Jordan near Jericho,” God describes the extent of Israel’s inheritance. God provides for the division of Canaan, and for the establishment of Levitical cities and cities of refuge.
2011- For Shabbat Mas'ei, the prayers are conducted in Maqam Nawah or Saba, according to most sources. Nawah, which is cited as the proper maqam according to the notes of Moshe Ashear A"H, would specifically be appropriate, because it is the maqam used for ending a Humash. The melody of this maqam is the same one used for "Bameh Madliqin" during Qabbalat Shabbat. Saba would be appropriate because the meaning of the word 'Saba' is army, and this portion discusses all of the stops that the Israelites with their army made in the desert. Appropriate pizmon: "Se'u Siona Nes VaDegel," page 237-c. Important note regarding the Torah Reading; according to strict Halabi tradition, there is no stopping in the middle of the masse'ot (42 journey locations). That is why Aliyat Levi (33:4-49) is a very long aliya even when there are only 3 olim. Nowadays many minyanim don't abide by the above rule and stop for Levi at 33:10 (Yam Souf) and Shelishi at 33:15 (Bemidbar Sinai). Mishmara: Tractate Eduyot (Information from Haim Shayo).
When Mas'e is alone Hakham Moshe Ashear
prayed Nawah (in 1940).
Friday night
qadish El Abi (page 207) Maqam 'Oshaq
raoo banim Ot Alef (page 274)
Maqam Bayat
Saturday morning
Hashem melekh Debar Seter Gal
(page 444) (Gabriel Shrem said this is RAST)
Halelouyah Mahalal El
(page 155) Maqam Mahour
Nishmat NAWAH TAQILAH
Shav'at Odekha El
Tobot (page 372) Maqam Nawah
Hodaot Jani Hababi
Qadish Abraham
Sasson 'Alav Hashalom
Semehim Yighdal Elohim Hai VeYishtabah LeHakham
Refael
Mimmissrayim Beneh Li Zeboul (page 361) Maqam Nawah
Naqdishakh 'Elyon 'Al Kol Ramim (page 487) Maqam Hijaz
Pizmon
Seoo Siyonah Ness (page 237c) Maqam Nahawand
Keter TABA' El QAHAL
En Keloheno El Ne-dar
Minhah
VaAni Tefilati Ba'adi (page 260)
Maqam Bayat
Naqdishakh Yahid Elohe Qedem (page 293) Maqam Bayat
'Arbit
Qadish Yahid Oumyouhad (page 342) Maqam Hoseni
Raoo
Banim Hadesh Sesoni (page 77) Maqam Hoseni
My oldest source does not mention matot or mas’e but lists maqam
Saba for Shim’ou. As we know that is the haftarah when it’s mas’e alone or when they are מחוברות .Another shami source says Matot=Rast and Mas’e=Bayat.
As I’ve said before these perashiyot are usually מחוברות and we don’t often have them separated. From Ashears notes 3 out of the 4 years they were מחוברות and he prayed Nawah for all 3. One year they were separate and he did a Bayat medley for Matot and he did Nawah for Mas’e.
Here are his Nawah selections for Mas’e alone in 1940:
Shaharit: Naah Teqilah נשמת
Odekha el tobot gamalta שועת עניים Gani habibi abou el halaqah אל ההודאות Abraham Sasson Alav Hashalom קדיש Yigdal elohim hai veyishtabah lehakham refael שמחים Beneh li zeboul mishkani ממצרים Malaktoum fouadi ‘Elyon ‘al kol ramim נקדישך Seoo Siyonah Nes vadegel פזמון
Eduyot (עדויות, Testimonies) presents case studies of legal disputes in Mishnaic times and the miscellaneous testimonies that illustrate various Sages and principles of halakha.
Discussing who is a good witness and who you can trust.
