L'Shana Tova, Happy New Year 5771

[radam238]

WOW! I just happened upon this...and found Rodef Shalom! I LOVE this place. I used to attend when I lived in Pittsburgh (Mt. Washington) several years ago. Such a beautiful place and lovely congregation. And the music! This music gave me goose bumps. So glad this was posted.

[cantorandopera]

@radam238 Check out on my videos "Hallel" and "Torah Service" - they have the newest renovations - we lowered the bimah - is now handicapped accessible and gorgeous Rowna

[radam238]

@cantorandopera Thank you very much. I will check it out. l'Shanah Tovah!

[baroqueboy]

Thank you for these wonderful photos of such a beautiful and historic Temple, but don't you think something like Lewandowski or Sulzer might have been better suited as background music for this than a niggun? I am rather puzzled and troubled by the growing nostalgia for old-world music traditions in the Reform movement. We as a People certainly ought to respect such traditions and keep them alive through the ages, but I don't see their place in Reform Judaism.

[cantorandopera]

@baroqueboy Thank you for viewing my video.You bring up a great point. I could choose of any music to set as a background. I chose a niggun.I have brought nigguns into the services of my Rodef. I get complaints but also get beautiful smiling faces. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Keeping nigguns OUT of reform movement is not something I would agree with. I have seen Reform Jews argue over how much Hebrew is appropriate in services - so there seems to be no agreement on everything.

[sparky47a]

Thank you for the beautiful card and lovely music. L'shanah tovah.

[cantorandopera]

@sparky47a and a L'Shana Tovah to you and all your loved ones, too - all the across the big ocean :))

[laonirica]

A song that even without words

is a call of Hope!!! a endless of Beautiful moments

for you Carissima *Rowna*

and your loved ones!!!

[cantorandopera]

@laonirica Thank you so much for your kind words - and give a hug to Eduardo as well :)) Rowna

[Synth3t1cs]

Beautiful video! Very positive and uplifting. A great way to ring in the new year.

Happy New Year!

[racheleleeba]

Lovely video of your beautiful temple and Rosh Hashanah message. May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year, Rowna.

[Herur22]

@cantorandopera

So I suppose the date is moving?

[Herur22]

Very soothing music.

Is the Jewish New year now, or did you just happen to upload it now?

[cantorandopera]

@Herur22 I just removed, by accident, your last comment because I made a huge errorin my reply about when the new year starts . . . - the first of the year is the month of tishri - not elul - I am so focused on the beginning of elul because for me that is when we START to think about changing our music to the modes of our high holy days - and then we arrive in Tishri

[rakkav]

What is the title (and if possible the meaning) of the song? It seems almost wordless.

[rakkav]

Of all the photos, I like the ones of your synagogue the best. I'm something of a fan of architecture and of symbolic art, and your synagogue's architect did a brilliant job. I wish I had the money to come by and visit it.

[cantorandopera]

@rakkav The singer is Rabbi Yair Kalev from Israel. Yes, the music is wordless - is called a niggun (pronounced by many jews as nigGUN or mor traditional jews say NIGgun). I meant to write a commentary in the description part but ran out of time as i made this past my bedtime. These wordless songs are part of the Jewish heritage, but as you can imagine, there are many "niggunim" that have words! thanks for your comments.

[sbhtkhurh]

Very inspiring...Shana Tova to you and the whole family

[haim221]

god bless Israel !!!!!!!!!!!!

[victorkievUA]

Marvellous video and music!

[paulostroff99]

You have touched and honoured me deeply May the good lord bless you and yours.

[paulostroff99]

Awesome!  TY Rowna.

[swanningaround]

Very nice video. Thank you. :)

[joanabanyeres]

My best wishes Rowna, nice video. !!!!!!

[meltzerboy]

Wishing a Good Year to you, Rowna, and your family!

[meltzerboy]

@meltzerboy Thank you for the pictures of this truly beautiful synagogue, and of course the music.