Music To My Ears

  There are gates in heaven that cannot be opened except by melody and song.* Some have defined a Niggun (nee-GOON) – or plural niggunim (nee-goo-NEEM) – as a wordless song, yet “…if a niggun is not sung, it is

Lullabies are very special songs. They stay with us throughout our lives and bring back to us warmth, good feelings, our childhood homes, and our parent’s voice. Elie Wiesel wrote a beautiful essay, called “Echoes of Yesterday,” for the Yeshiva University

Adonai said to Moshe, “Speak to Aharon and his sons, and tell them that this is how you are to bless the people of Isra’el: you are to say to them, ‘May Adonai bless you and keep you. May Adonai make

His foundation is in the holy mountains. The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of G-d. Selah. …Of Zion it shall be said, “This

She’hecheiyanu – Artwork by Baruch Nachshon Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement…. get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. ~ Abraham Heschel, God in Search

Shabbat Candles by Israeli artist – Ilan Hasson. “There is more than one command in Judaism to light lights. There are three. There are the Shabbat candles. There is the Havdalah candle. And there are the Hanukkah candles. They all shed

Download Lyrics here. Listen to this song at YouTube – posted below or Purchase used via Amazon.com – Best Children Songs-israel-hebrew-5 cd collection or  

Shared in honor of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) Hope of Isra’el, ADONAI! All who abandon you will be ashamed, those who leave you will be inscribed in the dust, because they have abandoned ADONAI, the source

You can download Boi Kala lyrics here. The Sabbath is a bride, and its celebration is like a wedding.* Boi Kala – Come Oh Bride – is the last verse of Lekha Dodi – Going to My Beloved. It is a beautiful

Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart. Blessed is the heart with strength to stop its beating for honor’s sake. Blessed is the match consumed in

Vehi Sheamda – He Stands by Us  It is this – His salvation – that has stood by us through all generations. A song from the Passover Haggadah – the Exodus story read at the Passover Seder – tells of

Download El Adon lyrics here. Yossi Azulay is one of Israel’s leading popular singers today. He has recorded two beautiful  Prayer or Tefilot albums. This is a sample track of a centuries old prayer prayed during the Shabbat morning service in a

Download the lyrics here. Listen to this song at YouTube – posted below and/or Purchase this song via Amazon.com Yefe nof You might consider the full CD, Etti Ankri – Songs of Rav Yehudah HaLevi, which is a true delight.

*IDF soldier praying. (Photo: Libi/Israel365) SHEMA YISRAEL The Shema is the oldest and greatest, the very heart, of Jewish prayer. It has been part of the liturgy since Temple times and is recited morning and evening. Its opening line, sung

Enjoy this delightful song, Eich Shir Nolad, from the very well-loved Israeli children’s CD, The Sixteenth Lamb. Download Hebrew, Transliteration, and Translation here. Listen to this song at Youtube – posted below or You can purchase this highly recommended and delightful CD (or