Naomi Shemer penned this anthem, expressing our longing for the sacredness of Jerusalem. Rabbi Angela Buchdal and Cantor Dan Mutlu share their extraordinary voices to sing Yerushalim Shel Zahav.
May the sacredness and promise of Jerusalem live, peace come to the region, and our hostages are returned home.
Shabbat Shalom
Playing for Change brings musicians from around the world together to perform songs of unity, peace, and love. Amazing Grace is not usually on the Kabbalat Shabbat Playlist for most of us, but if you watch and listen, the singers in Jerusalem and the lyrics convey hope and faith, which is what we need as we enter Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
Even in our deepest grief, we pray for peace. The Jerusalem Youth Chorus sings of the shared pain.
Shabbat Shalom
Hazzan Harold Messinger shares the words from Psalm 93, the traditional close of Kabbalat Shabbat. Immerse yourself in the sound of the mighty waters.
Shabbat Shalom
#BringThemHome
“Tamid Ohev Oti”- Always Loves Me is a very popular song, covered by groups here like Six13 to major performers in Israel. Yair Elitzur’s original version is here.
Its an uplifting song of hope, love, and faith. I’ve share the translation below, but enjoy the music as we welcome Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
Playing for Change unites artists worldwide with messages of peace, love, and unity. This medley takes us from Hawaii to Jerusalem and places in between and is an unique way to welcome Shabbat. I hope you enjoy it,
Shabbat Shalom.
Six13 shares its Jewish version of Defying Gravity.
Wishing you Chag Urim Sameach, Shabbat Shalom and the bringing of peace.
#BringThemHome
Malinda and the Jerusalem Youth Chorus offer a song of love.
Shabbat Shalom
Bring them home
Greeting Shabbat as the evening comes, we sing a series of Psalms as part of Kabbalat Shabbat. Mikolot Mayim Rabim is a verse from Psalm written by the extraordinary Hazzan Jessi Roemer and performed by the also extraordinary Hazzan Harold Messinger.
Be swept up in the beauty of the sound and the images as we wish Shabbat Shalom to all.
Recorded in Abu Dhabi, this version of Stand By Me by MusicTravelLove touched me, so I wanted to share it with you.
Praying the hostages come home, Praying for Peace
Shabbat Shalom
