… lines. In the opening verses, the poet laments the fall of Zion, portrayed as a lonely, weeping widow, devastated by …

… Arises a new, a joyful song, A song about the nation, about Zion. In the workshop at spindles, in the forges of …

… wide popularity. Nevertheless, it was recorded by the Kol Zion la-Gola Choir and the Kol Israel Orchestra (today the …

… that hearkens back to Europe. The video continues with Ben Zion Shenker’s “Eishes Chayil” (composed approximately … of hasidic America throughout their lives, the fervent Zionism of Modern Orthodoxy in America, as well as greater … songs is a reflection of the high priority placed on Zionism in Modern Orthodoxy. For the Modern Orthodox, even …

… of Hassidic Music by Chemjo Vinaver A Life in Music: Ben Zion Shenker and Hasidic Song in America by Gordon Dale The …

… of Ascent,” which once echoed from the heights of Mount Zion… Hebrew Transcription עזרא אהרן: למלאות עשר שנים …

… Name of Document:  Report of the Inauguration of Rabbi Ben-Zion Hai Uzziel with the participation of Ezra Aharon’s … choir Date of Document: June 28, 1939 Source: “Rabbi Ben-Zion Hai Uziel was inaugurated in Jerusalem as Head of the … the Chief Sephardic Rabbi of the Land of Israel, R. Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1880-1953) and one of the most …

… for the city of the Forefathers, for the Temple, and for Zion the Holy. The four pieces sung together at wedding …

… Numbers 10: 35-36. It then proceeds with long excursions on Zion, such as God’s consideration for Jerusalem and the pilgrimage to Zion. Among several other Biblical references one should …

… during the day and a pillar of fire leading them at night. Zion becomes the central motif in the second part of the prayer. The exiled from Zion are mentioned and the glory and gold with which …

… and to God’s glory, the center of which is located in Zion. Adaptations of Deuteronomy 1o: 2 and 5 are to be found …

… and mysticism.  His forthcoming book, A Life in Music: Ben Zion Shenker and Hasidic Song in America , which is …