Haomnam – Will Forgiving and Graceful Days Yet Come?
Song of the Week • 3m 28s
Will forgiving and graceful days yet come,
When you will walk in the field like an innocent traveler,
Your bare foot will touch the grass,
Or the spica's thorns will prick you, and the pricking will be sweet?
Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a meaningful Tisha b’Av.
A Poem by Leah Goldberg (1911–1970)
Set to Music by Chayim Barkani (1923–2001), arranged by Oran Eldor
Page 163 in the Lev Shalem High Holiday Machzor
Music Director: David Enlow
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Erik Van Batavia, Russell Miller
Video Editor: Tami Shaham
Live from 2021 Rosh Hashanah services at Park Avenue Synagogue
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