Israeli Singer Shiri Maimon and Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli Sing "The Prayer" in Tel Aviv Concert

We are in the midst of Aseret Yemei Teshuva (The Ten Days of Repentance), a period when we turn to prayer.

Prayer takes many forms and many languages. Today we're sharing a version of The Prayer, a song written by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager. Originally recorded by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Canadian singer Celine Dion, this version was sung in English and Italian by Bocelli with Israeli singer Shiri Maimon at a concert in Tel Aviv in 2022.

Maimon rose to fame as the runner-up in the inaugural season of the singing reality competition Kokhav Nolad. She represented her native Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Enjoy!

Hanukkah Special: Andrea Bocelli and Shulem Lemmer Sing Duet at United Hatzalah Gala in Miami

On Tuesday evening, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Hasidic singer Shulem Lemmer sang a duet at the United Hatzalah Gala Hanukkah concert in Miami. 

Shulem was invited by Bocelli and was introduced as the first Hasidic singer ever to be signed by a major recording label. The song was Fall on Me, in Italian and English, from Bocelli's 2018 album, Sì.

As Raphael Poch wrote on the United Hatzalah website,

On Tuesday evening, $13 million were raised by the Miami community at Friends of United Hatzalah’s gala, which took place at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort. The event was headlined by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli who gaae a special performance that wowed the crowd, with Bocelli and his wife Veronica honored for their commitment to lifesaving.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom! 

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Andrea Bocelli and Daughter Virginia Sing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah was originally released on his album Various Positions in 1984. Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale, which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley.

Following its increased popularity after being featured in the film Shrek (2001), many other arrangements have been performed in recordings and in concert, with over 300 versions known. The song has been used in film and television soundtracks and televised talent contests. Hallelujah experienced renewed interest following Cohen's death in November 2016 and appeared on many international singles charts, including entering the American Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.

Now Andrea Bocelli, one of the greatest singers of our time, has included his rendition of the song in his latest album and is singing it during his 21 city USA tour, now underway.

Last month he performed it at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, accompanied by his 9-year-old daughter Virginia.

Here's the Hallelujah duet by the Bocellis. Enjoy!

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Israeli Singing Star Noa Sings Duet With Andrea Bocelli in Vatican City

Last week Noa (Achinoam Nini), Israel’s leading international concert and recording artist,  performed at an event with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in Vatican City.

The singer, who attended SAR Academy and the Ramaz Upper School in New York City, has performed all over the world and recorded songs in nine languages.

As Steve Lipman wrote in The Jewish Week,

Noa, who three decades ago became the first Jewish woman to perform in the Vatican for a pope — John Paul II — called Pope Francis, on her Facebook page, “an example for world leaders everywhere.

“Without the intervention of important religious leaders we will not have peace,” she said. “We can work on the political and the diplomatic level, on the social level, but it is really the religious leaders who must [each] call their constituency and tell them: ‘No more war in the name of God, no more hate in the name of God.’”

Performing in front of a crowd estimated at 30,000, Noa and Bocelli sang Beautiful That Way in English, Hebrew, and Italian.

Enjoy!

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