Makhnisei Rahamim
Shabbat Music
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3m 26s
“Bearers of tears, bring our tears before the Ruler who tends to those in tears.” When Cantor Schwartz and his daughter sing these words, we recall that every parent has held a child in tears. Children can also hold their parents in tears, and we can shed them for each other, as the text speaks also of cries and prayers, all of which are part of our High Holiday services.
Join us in prayers, in cries, and in tears, as we rejoice and remember solemnly through the services of the High Holidays.
Music: Chaim Banet, arr. Oran Eldor commissioned by PAS Music Center
Music Director: David Enlow
Audio: Oli Jung & Oscar Acevedo
Live from Yom Kippur Service at Park Avenue Synagogue, 2023
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