Hatikvah (The Hope)
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Today, we solemnly observe the anniversary of the October 7th attacks. Our new album, Am Yisrael Chai: An October 7th Commemorative Album, ends with Hatikvah, “The Hope,” sung by Cantor Schwartz with the Jerusalem Symphony. Od lo avda tikvateinu – “our hope is not lost.”
You can stream and download the album at pasyn.org/album.
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