A Jewish-British Prayer in Honor of the Coronation
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As all eyes are on London, we offer this setting of Yigdal in the British tradition, composed for a British synagogue by Abraham Saqui (1824–1893). We pray for every blessing on King Charles and Queen Camilla, and on the many peoples and nations around the world the King serves as head of state. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!
Orchestration: Raymond Goldstein, Commissioned by PAS Music Center
Live from Kol Nidrei Service at Park Avenue Synagogue, 2022
Music Director: David Enlow
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Terrell Simms, Erik van Batavia, Justin Goodman
Video Editor: Tami Shaham
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