In those otherworldly hours of mei’ein Olam Haba, what are some favorites you like to sing?
In those otherworldly hours of mei’ein Olam Haba, what are some favorites you like to sing?
Can I have two picks? The Vizhnitz Menuchah V’simchah, that’s the slow, complicated one where every stanza is different, but where you can literally hold on tight and feel the week melting away in the presence of something so, so different from every day — that’s Shabbos. I also love Meshoch Chasdecha, a classic composed by Yossi Green and sung by Avraham Fried on Forever One.
The well-known Kah Ribbon composed by Rebbe Bentzion of Bobov zy”a. With the different segments of the melody, it’s a rich and varied masterpiece, and as it was composed by a great tzaddik, it all carries spiritual meaning, too.
My all-time favorite has to be Carlebach’s “Vehayu Limeshisah.” It’s not that commonly used, but I like to sing it on long Friday nights or at kumzitzes. We put it out on The Chevra—A Cappella album, to teach it to the next generation. It’s probably one of the nicest songs on the album.
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