Performed by Reverend Abraham Lopes Cardozo
Ben adam mah lekha nirdam
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso
The Western Sephardi Liturgical Tradition as Sung by Abraham Lopes Cardoso
Ben adam mah lekha nirdam
This is the opening of the selihot service (early morning Penitential Prayers starting on the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul leading to Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement). This is the melody is used in New York City and Rev. Lopes Cardozo learned it after his arrival there. A different melody is employed for this text in Amsterdam.
