Shekhina's Crown CD

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Congregation Bet Haverim Atlanta, Georgia

Shekhina’s Crown, the debut CD from the Chorus of Congregation Bet Haverim, is a soulful collection of diverse Jewish music that invites the listener to encounter the majesty of the Divine presence through Jewish musical poetry. Heartfelt and intimate, the CBH Chorus infuses its music with a prayerful tone that brings people together in community and bridges the earth and the heavens. The Chorus's selection of prayers and songs encompasses the breadth of Jewish life and emotions from ecstatic joy to intense yearning to stirring gratitude. This powerful music celebrates both the fragility and the tenacity of life, each song a jewel adorning the crown that sits upon Shekhina.  It will rouse your heart, delight your ear, and touch your soul.

“I sing hymns to enter the gates of the orchard of holy apples.
               A new table we prepare for Her,
     A lovely candelabrum sheds its light upon us.
                    Between right and left
                    The Kalah approaches,
     In sacred jewels and royal garments…”

                                                  --16th Century poet Isaac Luria

The beloved Shekhina, depicted as the feminine attribute of God, is the aspect that dwells amongst the people.  According to rabbinic writings, she is the Godly Presence that emerges in the midst of community. 

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  1. Akedah - Vivian Mayer
  2. Ani Dodi - Traditional (Yemenite)
  3. Ani Ma'amin - Traditional (Chassidic), arr. Will Robertson and G.G. Weiss
  4. Bilvovi - Traditional (Chassidic)
  5. En KeElohenu - Traditional (Sephardic)
  6. Et Dodim - Traditional (Sephardic), arr. CBH Chorus
  7. Halelluyah (Psalm 146) - Salamone Rossi
  8. I Have A Million Nightingales - Linda Hirschhorn
  9. Kala Kalla - Eric Whitacre and Hila Plitmann
  10. KoL Haneshamah (Psalm 150) - Traditional (variation of Sufi tune)
  11. L'Dor Vador* - Meir Finkelstein, arr. Joshua Jacobson
  12. Letha Dodi/Yodukha Rayonai - Liturgy/Traditional (Turkey)
  13. May Shekhinah Bless Thee - Gayanne Geurin Weiss
  14. Mediterranean Haleluyah - Fortuna, arr. CBH Chorus
  15. Rivers of Babylon - B. Dowe and F. McNaughton, arr. Will Robertson
  16. Shofarot - Brad Davidorf
  17. The 23rd Psalm - Bobby McFerrin
  18. Would You Hatbor Me - Ysaye Barnwell