Popular Israel singer Shlomo Artzi was vacationing in Tzfat. On erev Shabbos, 2 Rosh Chodesh Adar 5772, Artzi heard singing coming from the city�s hesder yeshiva and he decided to enter to see what was going on. The tzibur was reciting Hallel with musical accompaniment.
What began as a 2-minute visit for Artzi turned into quite a different reality, and he agreed to put on a yarmulke and remained for two hours. After davening the city�s chief Sephardi rav, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu gave a shiur, which Artzi participated in. He was given a prominent spot aside the rav. �With such light why don�t you go and build the Beis HaMikdosh� he asked.
On Shabbos, Artzi continued the experience and davened in the Abuav Shul in the Holy City.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
Dirachehah darchei no’am.
This is the only way.
Don’t tell Rav Shternbuch
9nce more, instead of “What began as a 2-minute visit for Artzi turned into quite a different reality…”
Try: “turned into something quite different.”
Now that’s the way to go…
Wonderful story. Do many shuls in EY povide musical accompaniment for davening on a weekday rosh chodesh? I don’t see much of that here in the U.S. (except in some conservative/reform shuls).
“Gadol” – apparently you only see what you want to see. Reb Shlomo Carlebach left a tremendous legacy, & among the many things he left us, was Tefilla with musical accompaniment. Many places in Israel do this, some like Kol Rina in Yerushalayim every month for Rosh Chodesh; others for Chol HaMoed & other events. And if you look on YouTube you’ll find it in Crown Heights, Boro Park & even in Williamsburg too!