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Eil Nora Alilah — At the Closing of the Gates
Wise Music Team Releases New Song Just In Time for Yom Kippur To help us all prepare for Yom Kippur, the Wise music team is proud to present a brand new setting of a quintessential Yom Kippur prayer: Eil Nora Alilah. The text of the prayer was composed in the 12th century by Rabbi Moshe ibn Ezra and is traditionally recited at the beginning of the Ne’ilah service (the closing service on Yom Kippur). Rabbi Yoshi composed English lyrics inspired by the original. David Kates, Music Director, arranged the piece. Our Soulful Shabbat musicians, featuring Yarone Levy, Larry Steen, and Jeff Stern, were asked to record the piece in the studio of Grammy winning producer, Michael Lloyd. Vocals feature Cantor Nathan Lam, Cantor Emma Lutz, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Josh Goldberg, Sara Mann, Jessica Rotter, and Whitney June Aja. You can enjoy the recording, share with family and friends, and prepare for Yom [...]
Wise Clergy Drop Funky Shanah Tovah
New music video celebrates melodies both traditional and modern The Wise clergy, musicians, and singers have a special message to share with you this High Holy Days season: Have a joyous, meaningful Shanah Tovah! Inspired by melodies both traditional and new, we offer this joyful, celebratory song that’s sure to get your feet moving, your head bobbing, and your fingers snapping. Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, the song and accompanying video by Daniel Brea/Brea Films includes your favorite Wise faces and voices—we know you’ll love it! Watch now and share it online:
Episode 5 — Stacy Rukeyser
In the latest episode of Search for Meaning, award-winning writer/producer Stacy Rukeyser, producer of the newly announced Netflix series Sex/Life, showrunner for the Emmy-nominated Lifetime series UnREAL, sits down with RabbiYoshi to speak about her career, her connection to Judaism, and the importance of women's voices in the Hollywood hierarchy. Download the episode here.