LIFESTYLE → ENDNOTE Issue 866 · June 23, 2021

Pick Your Tune

"The entire song, the tune, the lyrics, Mona Rosenblum’s arrangement, expressed the feelings of a lot of unsure and frustrated people"

Pick Your Tune

 

BENTZI MARCUS
Composer, 8th Day

Right now, it’s probably  “Hinei Yamim Ba’im,” by Ishay Ribo. The rhythm and the lyrics are brimming with a yearning and eagerness to get to those “days that are coming.”

MENACHEM HERMAN
Musician, band leader

My pick is “Lashuv Habaitah” by Ishay Ribo. This song is special, because it tells the simple truth that Hashem is always waiting to forgive us and take us back. Any time you think Hashem has closed a door for you, this song will re-awaken your awareness that Hashem is always available to accept us.

In free English translation: The time has come to wake up /To leave everything, to overcome /To return home/ Not to search for any other place. The time has come to change/ Even if we’ve missed a few stops / You can get off/There’s a train going back to the neighborhood

(Chorus) Even if we’ve done something wrong / He forgives and pardons, He forgives and pardons / He stretches out His hand to assist, and in His mercy gives / The strength to fix, and return to Him

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