Avinu Malkeinu Z'khor

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One of the most meaningful aspects of the High Holidays is hearing melodies that have been passed on from generation to generation. Liturgical music plays a crucial and elevated role in setting the spirit and tone of the holidays. There is a distinctive sound to the music of the Days of Awe. The melodies and tonality, unique to this season, have been sung for centuries. They are a thread that ties us to the past as we look to connect to future generations. As we honor the past we also make new traditions and create new music.
This setting was composed by Cantor David Lefkowitz, my beloved predecessor at Park Avenue Synagogue, who is like a father to me. Singing it on Rosh Hashana last year with my eldest son, and watching Cantor Lefkowitz’s face, was an unforgettable experience.

I wish you a happy, healthy and sweet year, and hope that through music, you are able to immerse yourself in the warmth of generations past and present.

This setting may be found here:
https://cantorazischwartz.bandcamp.com/track/avinu-malkeinu-z-khor

Piano: Colin Fowler
AV: Doug Yoel

www.azischwartz.com

Lyrics:

V’al kulam yitbarakh v’yitromam shimkha
malkeinu tamid l’olam va’ed. Avinu malkeinu
z’khor rahamekha u-kh’vosh ka’as’kha,
v’khaleh dever v’herev v’ra’av u-sh’vi,
u-mashhit v’avon, u-sh’mad u-magefah,
u-fega ra, v’khol mahalah, v’khol t’kalah
v’khol k’tata, v’khol minei fur’aniyot, v’khol
g’zeirah ra’ah v’sin’at hinam, mei’aleinu
u-mei’al kol b’nei v’ritekha.

And for all this, our King, Your name will be
praised and exalted forever. Our Father,
our King, remember Your mercy, subdue
Your anger and put an end to all plague and
violence, famine and captivity, destruction
and wrongdoing, and disease, and troubles,
and all illness, and all accidents, and all
quarrels, and all manner of calamities, and
all harsh judgments and baseless hatred.
Remove them all from us and from all who
keep Your covenant.