This text, by an anonymous author who lived sometime in late antiquity (4-7 CE) somewhere in the Byzantine Empire, is a strange and bold description of God. Mystical “travelers” would ascent to the heavens and describe the wondrous visions experienced there. Maimonides’ hated these texts, but it is the experience behind them which animates traditional…
Traditional Shabbat Song.
Avinu Malkeinu is a Jewish prayer for forgiveness. It is a Jewish prayer recited during Jewish services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well on the Ten Days of Repentance from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur. There are many verses to the song but a rough translation of a portion of the supplication goes…
Havenu Shalom Aleichem sung by the Effi Netzer Singers from the album, Israel Celebrates 60 Years of Independence. אנחנו מביאים שלום אליך Havenu Shalom Aleichem is a traditional Jewish song. The title lyrics means “we bring you peace”.
