The root word 'shir' שיר, song is found hundreds of times in the Bible, and
Biblical personalities had strong ties to song: Saul with his music, David with
his harp, and the Levites singing in the Temple. It is also no coincidence that
the gematria (Hebrew alphabet and number correspondance) of 'song', shir, is
equal to that of prayer, תפילה, tefillah. Music is a force of elevation for the
intense feelings connected to prayer. At times the melody attached to the words
produce as strong feelings as the words themselves. A new music CD
"T’filateinu," (“Our Prayer”) includes 11 songs that will inspire you each day
and transport you to the Land of Israel!
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