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L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim (Hebrew: לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשָלָיִם), lit. " Next year in Jerusalem ", is a phrase that is often sung at the end of the Passover Seder and at the end of the Ne'ila service on Yom Kippur .
The song apparently is inspired by Psalm 74:16 ("Yours is the day, Yours is the night") and by a Midrashic passage (Genesis Rabbah 6:2) which enlarges on those words. The authorship and date of composition are unknown, it was originally sung year-round at meals, it was not part of the Seder in the 11th century but came to be part of the Seder ...
The song was written by Ehud Manor in memory of his younger brother Yehuda Weiner, who was killed during his military service in 1968. [1] [2] The song describes Manor's dream to spend more time with his late brother. [1] Manor asked Nurit Hirsch to orchestrate his lyrics, at the request of Shlomo Zach, the manager of the singer Ilanit. Hirsch ...
Nurit Hirsh (Hebrew: נורית הירש, born August 13, 1942) is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs. [1] Three of her most famous and widely known songs are Ba-Shanah ha-Ba'ah (Next Year, lyrics by Ehud Manor), Oseh Shalom bi-Meromav (text from the Kaddish prayer).
Mizrahi music (Hebrew: מוזיקה מזרחית muzika mizrachit Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈmuzika mizraˈχit], "Eastern music/Oriental music") refers to a music genre in Israel that combines elements from the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; and is mostly performed by Israelis of Mizrahi Jewish descent. [1]
Pizmonim are traditionally associated with Sephardi Jews, although they are related to Ashkenazi Jews' zemirot.The best known tradition is associated with Jews descended from Aleppo, though similar traditions exist among Iraqi Jews (where the songs are known as shbaḥoth, praises) and in North African countries.
Among Persian Jews, the hymn was sung on Friday nights in Hebrew and on Lag BaOmer in Persian. [ 2 ] Different customs were adopted by Sephardi, Ashkenazi, and Hasidic communities in Israel pertaining to the singing of the hymn during Friday-night synagogue services and/or at the Shabbat evening meal, but all groups sing the hymn on Lag BaOmer ...
Tavim.net (Hebrew site) – Chords and Sheet Music for Israeli Songs; Nostalgia (Hebrew site) – history of Israeli song with downloads of historic recordings in the public domain; SongNet- lyrics of Israeli songs; YouTunes – lyrics and clips of Israeli songs; HebrewSongs.com; Punkrock.co.il- Web E-zine dedicated to Israeli Punk Rock.