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This traditional recitative for the blessing
of the new month has the sense of a
romantic monologue –an aria in which God
is addressed as a loving father. The music
becomes more and more intense as the
text describes the characteristics of a good
life, through a melody which is repeated
in a duet (heard in the clarinets in this
orchestration) reaching an emotional climax
in the words Ahavat Torah, love of Torah.

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May it be your will, Adonai our God and God
of our ancestors, to reawaken in us joy and
blessing in the month ahead. Grant us a
long life, a peaceful life with goodness and
blessing, sustenance and physical vitality;
a life of reverence and piety, a life free from
shame and reproach, a life of abundance
and honor, a reverent life guided by the
love of Torah; a life in which our worthy
aspirations will be fulfilled. Amen.

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from Ahavat Olam - Jewish Romantic Music, released September 10, 2012
Israel Alter (1901-1979)/
Morris Barash (1903-1977)
Arr: Joseph Ness

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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.
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