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The Miracle of Israel
At 4:00 PM on May 14, the 5th day of Iyar, 5708, David Ben Gurion, seated in the old Tel Aviv Art Museum, rapped his gavel and decreed, “By virtue of the natural and historic right of the Jewish people… we hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine to be called Medinat Yisrael.”
Tens of thousands listened to that Declaration of Independence in near disbelief that millennia of exile and persecution in hostile lands had ended. Israel would not only become a homeland for Jews scattered across the planet but, as Isaiah taught, a “light unto the nations,” a beacon of peace, freedom and democracy.
Seventy-five years later, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Israel of New York proudly welcome Achinoam “Noa” Nini and Gil Dor to pay musical tribute to the creation of the state of Israel, to the country’s countless accomplishments and to the challenges it faces at a fraught moment of division over what the country can and should be.
With roots in Yemen, Israel and the US, Noa is a singer, songwriter, poet and percussionist who has represented Israel at Eurovision, performed at Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Vatican and shared the stage with the world’s greatest performers, including Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli and Sting. Gil Dor, her musical partner, is the co-founder of the Rimon School of Music. They have released fifteen albums.
Read their full bio here.
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The Miracle of Israel
At 4:00 PM on May 14, the 5th day of Iyar, 5708, David Ben Gurion, seated in the old Tel Aviv Art Museum, rapped his gavel and decreed, “By virtue of the natural and historic right of the Jewish people… we hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine to be called Medinat Yisrael.”
Tens of thousands listened to that Declaration of Independence in near disbelief that millennia of exile and persecution in hostile lands had ended. Israel would not only become a homeland for Jews scattered across the planet but, as Isaiah taught, a “light unto the nations,” a beacon of peace, freedom and democracy.
Seventy-five years later, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Israel of New York proudly welcome Achinoam “Noa” Nini and Gil Dor to pay musical tribute to the creation of the state of Israel, to the country’s countless accomplishments and to the challenges it faces at a fraught moment of division over what the country can and should be.
With roots in Yemen, Israel and the US, Noa is a singer, songwriter, poet and percussionist who has represented Israel at Eurovision, performed at Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Vatican and shared the stage with the world’s greatest performers, including Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli and Sting. Gil Dor, her musical partner, is the co-founder of the Rimon School of Music. They have released fifteen albums.
Read their full bio here.
In-Person & Virtual Friday Night Services
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