It's Elul, and here's Binyamin Steinberg performing Shlomo Carlebach's Lulei He'emanti (But for my belief) from Psalm 27. Psalm 27 is said twice daily from the beginning of the month of Elul through Hoshana Rabba (in Israel) or Shmini Atzereth (everyplace else).
By the time you watch this, I will be up again for slichoth (penitential prayers) - and that's in about two hours.
Here's the Diaspora Yeshiva Band with Lulei He'emanti Liros b'Tuv Hashem (If I did not believe in seeing the Goodness of God) from Psalm 27, which we add to our prayers during the High Holiday period.
Let's go to the videotape.
Is it really Rosh HaShanna tomorrow night already?
I am an Orthodox Jew - some would even call me 'ultra-Orthodox.' Born in Boston, I was a corporate and securities attorney in New York City for seven years before making aliya to Israel in 1991 (I don't look it but I really am that old :-). I have been happily married to the same woman for thirty-five years, and we have eight children (bli ayin hara) ranging in age from 13 to 33 years and nine grandchildren. Four of our children are married! Before I started blogging I was a heavy contributor on a number of email lists and ran an email list called the Matzav from 2000-2004. You can contact me at: IsraelMatzav at gmail dot com