Blessing a New Month (Birkat HaHodesh)
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Somewhere between the grand hopes for being inscribed in the Book of Life expressed on the High Holidays and daily prayers, this prayer, welcoming a new month, also has its own expression of hopes for life, joy, blessings, and physical vitality. Here is a vintage setting by Israel Alter (1901–1979), a lens through which we can pray for these hopes anew.
Music: Cantor Israel Alter, orchestrated by Cantor Joseph Ness for PAS Music Center
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Terrell Simms
Video Editor: Tami Shaham
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