The Sound of Silence - LIVE From Rosh Hashanah Services
Song of the Week
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5m 18s
Sixty years after Simon & Garfunkel released this song, we find ourselves once again in a world deeply divided. “People talking without speaking - people hearing without listening.”
If you recognize some of the singers here, it’s because they also opened the Tony Awards earlier this year. Singing with them on Rosh Hashanah was a privilege, and a reminder that sometimes the most powerful prayer is found not in the noise, but in the silence.
Credits:
Live from Rosh Hashanah Service at Park Avenue Synagogue, September 23, 2025
Cantor Azi Schwartz
Produced by Amanda Lipitz and Henry Tisch
Allen Rene Louis, Music Arranger
Music Director: David Enlow
AV: Oscar Acevedo and Terrell Simms
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