Lo Amut: Rejoicing in the Hallel Service
Song of the Week
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“I praise You for having answered me; You have become my deliverance.” When we embark on the joyful Hallel during Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, we move through many kinds of joy. There is joy from overcoming trials, and joy at the simplest blessing, just being alive to see “the day the Lord has made.” With this new arrangement, commissioned by the PAS Music Center, we wish you Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach.
Music: Avraham Himelstein, arr. Raymond Goldstein
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Erik Van Batavia, Russell Miller
Video Editor: Lily Nevins-Perle
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