Welcoming Shabbat: Shalom Aleichem with Japanese Students in Tel Aviv

As we prepare for another Shabbat, we're posting our 20th version of Shalom Aleichem, the liturgical poem that was written by the Kabbalists of Safed in the late 16th or early 17th century.

The version that we're sharing today is one of the traditional melodies, but it's being sung in Tel Aviv by a group of Japanese students participating in a Visual Arts Young Leadership Program and singer David D'Or. The students seem glued to their smart phones while singing. We can only hope that they're carefully reading the lyrics and not texting their friends.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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