I am generally not a 'fan' of chazanut - mostly because I was Hebraicly illiterate as a child and didn't like my shul's tunes. Also, it was very showy, in the sense of the chazan sang (read performed) and the rest of us watched. This tefilla give me the chills each year, mainly because of the gravity of the day and shadow of national loss - but I also think I truly understand and identify with the words. May there memory be for a blessing.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Prayer for Fallen IDF Soldiers and Vitcims of Terror
In Israel, we have begun to mark Yom HaZikaron, Remembrance Day for Fallen IDF Soldiers and Victims of Terror. The following is the IDF's Chief Cantor singing the El Maeli Rachmim prayer in 2011:
I am generally not a 'fan' of chazanut - mostly because I was Hebraicly illiterate as a child and didn't like my shul's tunes. Also, it was very showy, in the sense of the chazan sang (read performed) and the rest of us watched. This tefilla give me the chills each year, mainly because of the gravity of the day and shadow of national loss - but I also think I truly understand and identify with the words. May there memory be for a blessing.
I am generally not a 'fan' of chazanut - mostly because I was Hebraicly illiterate as a child and didn't like my shul's tunes. Also, it was very showy, in the sense of the chazan sang (read performed) and the rest of us watched. This tefilla give me the chills each year, mainly because of the gravity of the day and shadow of national loss - but I also think I truly understand and identify with the words. May there memory be for a blessing.
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