A great gift for a 30th birthday: At the end of an excellent year of musical achievements since the release of the album 'Shatach Afur' - an album that achieved platinum status, and the most exciting performance of all in Caesarea - and after a duet like no other, with 'Nefshi' that caused a revolution and reached every corner of the Jewish world, the artist Yishai Rivo releases his fourth and intriguing album - "Elul 2019" and its theme song.
""I miss the Elul atmosphere of the yeshivot," Yishai reveals. "The atmosphere of the month of Elul in yeshivot prepares you for the Day of Judgment and the High Holy Days. As we progress into the Ten Days of Repentance, I manage to recreate a little of the feelings that the Elul atmosphere brings in and prepares you for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This entire month is an opportunity to arrive at these holy days much more prepared...""
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The album Elul 5779 includes songs and piyyutim in the atmosphere of the Days of Mercy and Forgiveness, alongside new original songs.
The album features piyyutim from all denominations and traditions: Ashkenazi Uchila alongside the Sephardic Lech A-Li, a Moroccan piyyut alongside a melody by Rabbi Carlebach, and also the hits 'Nefshi' with Moti Steinmetz, the moving Seder Avoda, and the popular 'Halev Sheli'.
