One Day I May Spread My Wings (Od Yihei Li)
Song of the Week
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3m 43s
How should we be thankful in times of stress and public discord? Rather than just being thankful for what we have, we might consider being thankful for the gift of hope for the future, to be grateful in advance for things that might be in the future. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a Happy Thanksgiving!
Lyrics: Rachel Shapira (b. 1945)
Music: Yaruslav Yaakobovitz (b. 1948), as sung by Margalit Tzan’ani (b. 1948)
Arrangement: Oran Eldor for PAS Music Center
Music Director: David Enlow
Audio: Oli Jung, Oscar Acevedo
Video/Editing: Justin Goodman/Joshua Crespo
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