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Like other songs sung at the end of
the Shabbat, Al Tira, Avdi Yaakov
promises salvation and strength as
a comfort as Shabbat is waning. The
piyyut is attributed to the 6th-century
poet Yanai, perhaps best-known for
the Shabbat song Dror Yikra. An
alphabetic acrostic, the text lends
itself to responsive singing. The first
half of each line quotes a different
biblical verse of blessing, comfort, and
consolation that mentions Jacob, while
the second half of each line repeats the
proclamation, “Jacob, My servant, do
not fear.” (Isaiah 44:2). A Modzitzer
melody, this tune is attributed to the
first Modzitzer Rebbe.

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אָמַר ה' לְיַעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
בָּחַר ה' בְּיַעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
גָּאַל ה' אֶת יַעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
דָּרַךְ כּוֹכָב מִיַּעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
הַבָּאִים יַשְׁרֵשׁ יַעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
וְיֵרְדְּ מִיַּעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
זְכֹר זֹאת לְיַעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב
חֶדְוַת יְשׁוּעוֹת לְיַעֲקֹב אַל תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב

Amar ha-shem le-Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Bahar ha-shem b’Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Ga·al ha-shem et Ya·akov : Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Darakh kokhav mi-Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Haba·im yashresh Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Va-yerd mi-Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Z’khor eleh l’Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov
Hedvat y’shu·ot l’Ya·akov: Al tira avdi Ya·akov


ADONAI said to Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
ADONAI chose Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
ADONAI shall redeem Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
A star shall rise from Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
In days to come, Jacob shall take root: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
A leader shall emerge from Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
Remember this, Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.
Delight shall come with the redemption of Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear.

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from Havdalah - Live From Jerusalem, released September 19, 2019
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Cantor Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue New York, New York

Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and is a world-renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally.

Azi has performed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden; on PBS and on Richard Gere’s movie 'Norman'; and for Pope Francis.

He has released nine albums of Jewish liturgical music. ... more

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