Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by the Yearot Ensemble at Jerusalem's Oud Festival

This year’s annual Jerusalem International Oud Festival took place last week, and included well-known musical guests Ehud Banai, Shalom Hanoch, Ravid Kahalani, Dudu Tassa — and Yehuda Poliker performing with a 12-piece band for the final show.

Among the dozens of musicians performing at the festival were the Bustan Avraham band of Arab and Jewish musicians, reunited since 2012 and led by three of the founders, Zohar Fresco, Taiseer Elias, and Am Milstein, now with Haggai Cohen-Milo.

Also appearing at the festival was the Yearot Ensemble. Yearot weaves Jewish sacred poetry (piyutim) with traditional Balkan and Middle Eastern melodies, alongside original compositions inspired by regional folk traditions.

As we welcome another Shabbat, let's listen to a new version of Adon Olam, to which the Yearot Ensemble added a verse from Shir HaShirim, the Song of Songs.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!