Ha-yom harat 'olam (Hajom Arad Olam)

Recited during Musaf service of Rosh Hashanah, Ha-yom harat 'olam follows the shofar blasts rendered after each of the three special liturgical sections (and their respective concluding berakhot [benedictions]) added to the 'amidah on this occasion: the malkhuyot ("sovereignty" verses), zikhronot ("remembrance" verses) and shofarot ("shofar blast" verses). This text is thus recited three times, or a total of six times during the two-day Holy Day. In this recording Haim sings the text twice (the second time is truncated), probably to complete the record's side. The Sephardim employ various melodies for the performance of each repetition; some are taken from the liturgical repertoire and others from Ladino songs (Seroussi 1999). Haim's version recalls the melodic contour of the Ladino song El pájaro de hermosura.