Even now in London, we play this song in our house as the Hebrew month approaches. The song is played frequently on Israeli radio as Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach and is almost a marker that now is the time to reflect on the new Jewish year. This 1978 song is about the approaching Hebrew month of Tishrei and discusses the changing weather and mood within Israel as the long hot summer draws to an end and people focus their attention on to the high holidays of September/October and the autumn harvest. Shir Tishrei- ‘Song of Tishrei’ – Chava AlbersteinĬhava Alberstein is one of the greats of Israeli folk and rock music as well as extremely accomplished singer of Yiddish folk songs.Oz came to Limmud in England once and was a huge hit there. It is a call to God to allow Mizrachi moderation to overcome extremism. In this 2010 album, Songs for the Perplexed (A riff on Maimonidies Guide to the Perplexed – a medieval work of Jewish philosophy), he opens with this ‘Piyut’ (liturgical poem) where he performs a duet with recordings of his late Tunisian grandfather’s prayer. Formerly part of the popular Tippex band, he then struck out on his own and has become increasingly interested in exploring the fusion between traditional Mizrachi (Eastern) culture and modern Israel. Kobi Oz from the southern town of Sderot, very near Gaza, now lives in Tel Aviv and is a successful singer and writer.
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The only organising theme is the call upon the driver to ‘slow down’… It covers unconnected episodes of Israeli life including military service, beach culture, girlfriends at home, football (he was a fanatic) and his love of the Beatles. This song, written in 1974 shortly after the 1973 Yom Kippur war is aimed at the bus driver taking Arik’s band around Israel. As I began learning about Israeli music, I became a big fan of Einstein and can sing many of his songs (only to myself). He was a key figure in Israeli and specifically Tel Aviv culture and is often described as the exemplification of ‘Israeliness’. In later years, following a car accident that damaged his eyes, he stopped performing and became a semi-recluse. He also had an early acting career including in the famous films Salach Shabbatai and Peeping Toms. With a career spanning 50 years, Einstein was one of Israel’s best loved and most important singers. First up is the Interim Chief Executive of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, Michael Wegier.
Scroll down to check out the fan-shared video footage from what could be considered the first non-automobile concert event in the world since the coronavirus outbreak this past winter.In a new Fathom series, we invite guests to select their favourite Israeli music and tell us a little about each song. The country has already begun reinstating its school systems, shopping centers, and synagogues over the past few weeks. It’s also worth noting that Israel didn’t see a huge spike in conformed COVID-19 cases since the virus spread to the size of a global pandemic earlier this year. The health guidelines were gradually thrown to the wayside, however, as event organizers and security didn’t do much to enforce the social distancing policies being ignored by folks throughout the crowd.
states like Arkansas, fans who attended the event in Tel Aviv had to wear facemasks while staying six feet apart from one another. Similar to the shows beginning to take place in U.S. All of the above-mentioned artists performed at the event for free. The overall mission of the concert, produced by local entrepreneurs Inbar and Marius Nacht, was to raise money to help support the estimated 150,000+ unemployed workers who rely on live events for their livelihood. Related: COVID-19 Concert Cancellation Tracker: Gauging How Long The Event Shutdown Will Last Branded as “ Behind the Scenes: an Assembly of Solidarity,” the one-day protest event, which was supported by Israeli Police and city officials, was somewhat of a loophole in Tel Aviv’s COVID-19 health regulations, and featured performances from notable Israeli musicians including Aviv Geffen, Shalom Hanoch, and Rita. struggle to figure out how and when concerts and major music festivals will be able to start up again, thousands of fans and a few bold entrepreneurs in Tel Aviv, Israel have taken it upon themselves to get that part of their lives back to normal.Īccording to reports, up to 3,000 fans in Tel Aviv attended an impromptu concert that took place at the Charles Clore Park this past Thursday (May 21). While live event venues in states across the U.S.