Jerusalem of Gold (Yerushalayim Shel Zahav)

#jewishmusic #RachelBrook #NaomiShemer #Jerusalem #JerusalemofGold #YerushalayimShelZahav #jewishmusic #ansheemet #YomYerushalayim A Secret Chord: Song of Solidarity, Recorded Live in Tel Aviv, 2024 © All Rights Reserved | Rachel Brook, 2024 Lyrics to Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Naomi Shemer, arr. Mayta Cohen • Eyal Leber, guitar) The mountain air is clear as wine And the scent of pines Is carried on the breeze of twilight With the sound of bells. And in the slumber of tree and stone Captured in her dream The city that sits solitary And in its midst is a wall. Jerusalem of gold And of copper, and of light Behold I am a violin for all your songs. But as I come to sing to you today, And to adorn crowns to you I am the smallest of the youngest of your children And of the last poet For your name scorches the lips Like the kiss of a seraph If I forget thee, Jerusalem, Which is all gold... Jerusalem of gold... We have returned to the cisterns To the market and to the market-place A ram’s horn calls out on the Temple Mount In the Old City. And in the caves in the mountain Thousands of suns shine— We will once again descend to the Dead Sea By way of Jericho! Jerusalem of gold... Avir harim tzalul kayayin Vereiach oranim, Nisa beru’ach ha’arbayim Im kol pa’amonim. Uvetardemat ilan va’even Shvuyah bachalomah, Ha’ir asher badad yoshevet Uvelibah chomah. Yerushalayim shel zahav Veshel nechoshet veshel or Halo lechol shirayich ani kinor. Ach bevo’i hayom lashir lach Velach lik’shor k’tarim, Katonti mitze’ir bana’ich Ume’acharon ham’shorerim. Ki shmech tzorev et hasfatayim Ki-neshikat saraf, Im eshkachech Yerushalayim Asher kulah zahav... Yerushalayim shel zahav... Chazarnu el borot hamayim Lashuk velakikar, Shofar kore behar habayit ba’ir ha’atikah. Uvame’arot Asher baselah Alfei shmashot zorchot, Nashuv nered el yam hamelach Bederech Yericho! Yerushalayim shel zahav... ### Released on Sunday, May 19, 2024 Recorded in Tel Aviv, Israel MUSICIANS: Cantor Rachel Brook Core Music Collective Meir Briskman CREDITS Music Director/Conductor: Meir Briskman Choir Manager: Nava Sahar Recording engineer: Yaron Aldema Recorded at the Israel Music Conservatory, Tel Aviv March 2024 Mixing and Mastering: Zohar Zaltz, Eshel Studios Videographers: Dror Heller, Gadi Yampel Guitar: Eyal Leber Piano: Oleg Yekirevich SOPRANOS Noam Avidan Nava Sahar Yael Zori ALTOS Maria Telnov Arber Noa Doron Tamara Nishri TENORS Yaakov Halperin Daniel Portnoy Nevo Weiner BASS Dor Magen Avishai Shalom Roi Witz ALBUM ART: Brian Schmidt THANK YOUs: This album was created in honor of 150 years of Anshe Emet Synagogue and in loving solidarity with the artists of Israel during these unprecedented times, thanks to the generous support of Judy and Bill Goldberg and The Sarah Danielle Goldberg Cultural Arts Fund of Anshe Emet. CLERGY Rabbi Michael S. Siegel, Senior Rabbi Cantor Rachel Brook, Senior Cantor Rabbi D’ror Chankin-Gould, Rabbi Rabbi Benjy Forester, Rabbi Cantor Liz Berke, Hazzan Sheini Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi, Hazzan Emeritus STAFF Mimi Weisberg, Executive Director Yair Bernstein, Director of Ritual Advancement Mali Bires, Director of Programming & Engagement Tamar Brooks, Clergy Administration Manager Michelle Brown, Operations & Benefits Accountant Mardi Caminer, Grodzin Director of Education & Innovation Kim Carter, Director of Hospitality Javier Cruz, Executive Chef/Director of Kitchen Management Danielle Goldman, Education Team Coordinator Maxine Handelman, Director of Family Life & Learning Hannah Jarvis, Director of Membership & Advancement Carol Karlinsky, Office Manager Hannah Kinsella, Youth & YAD Engagement Specialist Tyler Manning, Director of IT Victoria May, Executive Assistant to Rabbi Siegel Brian Schmidt, Director of Communications Emma Sternberg, Music Team Administrator Steve Strien, Director of Finance Matthew Tobias, Director of Safety & Security Gilberto Vargas, Director of Facilities