Cantor Schwartz Sings Sh’ma Koleinu – “Hear Our Voice”
Song of the Week • 2m 30s
The sights and sounds coming to us from Ukraine have been marked by fear and tragedy, by silence and by the voices of the injured and displaced — sounds that the Jewish people know well. In the prayer Sh’ma Koleinu, we ask that these voices of humanity not only be heard, but also be answered. We offer a newly commissioned Israeli composer’s setting of this prayer, hoping for an increase of compassion in the world.
Wishing you a Shabbat shalom.
Music: Ofer Bashan
Lighting: Wes Richter
Video: Tami Shaham
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Erik Van Batavia, Justin Goodman
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