Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by Ariel Lazarus and the Renanot School of Hazzanut Choir

Today we welcome another Shabbat with a rendition of Lecha Dodi from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition performed by Dr. Ariel Lazarus, the Renanot school of Hazzanut choir and the Israeli Ladino orchestra string quartet.

Dr. Ariel Lazarus is a unique voice among Israeli musicians today. Brought up in a family with Sephardi musical roots from Gibraltar, he began composing and playing the guitar in his teens, and has been committed to developing his own compositional language ever since, always maintaining an open dialogue with his traditions. ​

Lazarus is the winner of the 2021 Yitzhak Navon prize given by the president of Israel for outstanding work in the field of music traditions. Lazarus is the musical director and co-founder of the Israeli Ladino Orchestra, Renanot. 

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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