Composed By: Paul Ben-Haim

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Voicing: SATB

Event/Holiday: Shabbat — Friday evening service

Language: Hebrew, English

Difficulty: easy to moderate

Country: Germany/Israel

Solos: tenor and soprano

Instruments: chamber orchestra or organ

Lyrics: liturgy

Publisher: IMI

Year Composed/Published: 1967

Timing: 40:00

Tempo: various

First Line: Mizmor, Shiru Ladonai Shir chadash

description: A setting of the Friday evening synagogue liturgy according to the American Reform Jewish ritual. Commissioned by the National Federation of Temple Youth, the work is not difficult for a good high school choir. Several of the movements can be performed alone as excerpts a cappella or with just piano.