The ancient song in a modern rendition was launched following a horrific accident that occurred in Kiryat Malachi on Friday, at the beginning of the last month of Av - in which the boy, Erla Lifsh, was killed, while on his way home from an operation to exonerate the many in the tefillin-laying team.
Singer and composer Zevulun Netanov, a resident of the city, knew Berla personally: "Like many of the city's residents, I shivered and was in pain to hear the hard news. I locked myself in the studio, and amidst the great sorrow, the hundred-year-old melody and song of Rabbi Shalom Kharitonov - 'The Son Is Dear to Me' - rose up and hummed within me.
""That was the moment when I decided that I had the task of renewing this special song, which moves every soul, and dedicating it to the upliftment of his soul.".
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The lyrics of the song originate from a verse in which the prophet Jeremiah prophesies about the extent of God's love for the people of Israel (known as Ephraim) - to the extent that we, the people of Israel, are dear to Him - "like a playful child." The words are familiar to every Jew from the prayers of the High Holy Days.
The song before you is honored with an excellent result: the two performers, singer Zevulun Netanov and prodigy Benzi Klatzkin, demonstrated in an amazing performance the essence of the song and the meaning of the lyrics.
The task was joined by the brother processors, Mandy and Tully Lipsker.
