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Seven Blessings (Hebrew: שבע ברכות, romanized: Sheva Brachot) is a 2023 Israeli comedy-drama film directed by Ayelet Menahemi. [1] It stars Reymond Amsalem who co-wrote the screenplay with Eleanor Sela. [2] [3] The film's title is a reference to Sheva Brachot. It was released on 7 September 2023 in Israeli theaters. [4]
The old Yemenite Jewish custom regarding the Sheva Brachot is recorded in Rabbi Yihya Saleh's (Maharitz) Responsa. [11] The custom that was prevalent in Sana'a before the Exile of Mawza was to say the Sheva Brachot for the bridegroom and bride on a Friday morning, following the couple's wedding the day before, even though she had not slept in the house of her newly wedded husband.
Shir LaShalom was written by Yaakov Rotblit and set to music by Yair Rosenblum. [1] It was first performed in 1969 by The Nahal Band (להקת הנחל) of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as part of its Sinai Infantry Outpost program, during the War of Attrition between Israel and Egypt.
[7] Singer Harry Belafonte is known for his version of the song, which was recorded for his album Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, recorded at the titular Carnegie Hall in 1959. [8] He rarely gave a concert without singing it, and stated that the two "stand out" songs from his professional career were "The Banana Boat Song" and "Hava Nagila".
The author draws from the rabbinic interpretation of the Song of Songs, suggested as linguistically originating in the 3rd century BCE, in which the maiden is seen as a metaphor for an ancient Jewish population residing within Israel's biblical limits, and the lover (dod) is a metaphor for God, and from Nevi'im, which uses the same metaphor. [6]
Christmas comes early this year, as “Journey to Bethlehem” puts words (and music) in the mouths of all who bore witness to Jesus’ birth. Some of those tunes — like “Silent Night” and ...
[6] [7] [8] [7] In the Eastern Ashekanzic rite, the fifth and final prayer service of Yom Kippur, Ne'ila, concludes with the blowing of a shofar and the recitation of L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim. [9] [10] In Israel, Jews often add an additional word to the phrase: L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim habnuyah ("Next year in the rebuilt Jerusalem ...
Seven blessings may refer to: Seven Blessings, a 2023 Israeli comedy-drama film directed by Ayelet Menahemi; Sheva Brachot, series of blessings recited at traditional Jewish weddings; Seven-Faceted Blessing, a blessing recited in the Jewish liturgy of Friday evenings, related to the Amida