The House of Harrari are presently creating the Atara Nevel harps. The following link will take you to a page on their website where there is a discussion on the strings corresponding with the Hebrew Alphabet. I am uncertain on the octave range for these harps…but…I know that the Harraris are very good at responding to email and I am certain they would welcome such a request for information from you. The Harraris are unique in that the harps they create are made by Mr. Harrari, a Levite, and that they are faithful recreations of the harps used in the Second Temple period. Anyways…here is the link that will answer part of your query:

http://www.harrariharps.com/files/alefbet.php

Hope this helps…

The Gitis could be an instrument but may not be a stringed instrument since other Psalms have the designation for stringed instruments. The Gitis could be a tambourine, horn or drum. Or…not an instrument at all.

I assumed it was a musical instrument, but my translation just says “according to the Gittith” whereas other Psalms are translated “with stringed instruments.” So, you can’t necessarily infer that it is an instrument.

We do not know for sure what the Gitis was…but following are several explanations given by the Jewish Sages:

1. The Gitis is a special type of musical instrument which was meant to accompany particular songs or psalms. We do not know what the Gitis looked like…could have been a stringed instrument…a tambourine style instrument…drum…horn.

2. Meiri states that the name Gitis may refer to an instrument that was designed by the musical experts of Gat aka Gath.

3. Radak stated that David may have composed this particular Psalm while he was in Gat.

4. Ibn Ezra stated that this psalm may be called Gitis because David wrote this psalm and then gave it to the family of Ovid Edom the Giti, who was a Levite, to be performed.

I have enjoyed many a lively discussion with your Paqid. I trust he is hale and well.

—Racha’el bas Avner

Who then was the historical “Jesus”?

The Qumran scroll 4Q MMT makes it crystal clear that at the beginning of the 1st century C.E., not only that Torah was the center of the life of every religious Jew but that the Oral Law was the core of Torah for every religious Jew – including Ribi Yәhoshua and the Nәtzarim!

Did you know that the original “Matthew” was written in Hebrew and it’s called Hebrew Matityahu. It speaks about an Orthodox Jewish leader.
The historical Ribi Yehoshua were a Pharisee.

I am a follower of Ribi Yehoshua – Mashiakh – who practiced Torah including Halakhah with all his heart.
He was born in Betlehem 7 B.C.E . His faher name was Yoseiph and mother’s name was Mir′ yâm. He had twelve followers. He tought in the Jewish batei-haknesset (synagogues). Thousands of Jews were interested in His Torah-teachings. The “Temple” Sadducees (non-priests who bought their priest-ship in the “Temple” from the Romans, because they were assimilated Hellenist and genealogically non-priests acting as priests in the “Temple”; they were known by most 1st-century Jews as “Wicked Priests.” decided to crucify him. So they did - together with the Romans. His followers were called Netzarim (meaning offshoots [of a olive tree]) and they continued to pray with the other Jews in the synagogues.

Christianity does not teach the teachings of Ribi Yehoshua. Ribi Yehoshuas teachings were pro-Torah.

If you want to learn more click at our website http://www.netzarim.co.il — than click at the lick “Christians”; click at my photo to read about what made my switch religion from Christianity to Orthodox Judaism.

Anders Branderud
Follower of Ribi Yehoshua in Orthodox Judaism