Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, a holiday that we celebrate with Americans of all religions and ethnic groups. As the world is riven today by national rivalries, hatreds, and acts of unspeakable cruelty, we can take comfort in the knowledge that the United States of America and Israel share a value system that is truly exceptional.
A few years ago, Angela Buchwald and Julia Katz, the cantors of New York City's Central Synagogue, added a mashup of Hatikvah and America the Beautiful to a Shabbat service to give voice to the hope and vision that these two countries have shared from their birth.
Have a happy Fourth tomorrow and enjoy the music.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful voices and lovely message!!!
ReplyDeleteto the one who dont like. i have a good therapist for you
ReplyDeleteI love Rabbi Cantor Angela Buckwald. Watch her conduct services and sing on streaming Internet. She was the subject on "Following Your Roots" on PBS. While her father was Jewish and the descendent of Eastern European Rabbis, her mother's lineage was traced back centuries to Korean Royalty. She is a true Jewish American Princess.
ReplyDeleteSo moving. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteloved it...moving
ReplyDeleteThe music is wonderful and the cantorial voices are magnificent but why do they know America The Beautiful by heart but not Hatikvah
ReplyDeleteThe music is wonderful and the cantorial voices magnificent but why did they know America The Beautiful by heart but not Hatikvah?
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