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Adon 'Olam - "sharm a​-​sheykh" tune (Ran Eliran)

from Friday Night with the Cambridge Egalitarian Minyan by Gal Chadash (the Cambridge Egalitarian Minyan)

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The longest melody we know for Adon 'Olam, a piyyut attributed to R' Shlomo ibn Gabirol (c. 1021, Málaga - c. 1058, Valencia).

We like to close the service with a good old metric rhyming poem like Yigdal or, if there's time to spare, this rendition of Adon 'Olam. That's a big if - but in the case of Shabbat, hallowed time means time that lingers. This tune is perfect for achieving that end-less Shabbat relaxation; it stretches out before us in an epic reaching to the Heavens as if there's no pressure to get to dinner.

Sharm a-sheykh and Adon 'Olam have similar scansion, and this modern Israeli melody (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharm_el-Sheikh_song) fits in well with the throbbing, yearning Ashkenazi sound-world that has typified much of the last hour. Ran Eliran's original has great harmonies, and we've lost some of the interest and flow of his original melody - see youtube. Perhaps more deference would be good for our collective humility (most of us didn't know the composer's name until we were researching the track info). But when we're in that eternal moment, little else matters.

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from Friday Night with the Cambridge Egalitarian Minyan, released April 1, 2010

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Gal Chadash Cambridge, UK

EgalMin is an inclusive, informal and active community which is famous for its alternative, egalitarian Kabbalat Shabbat services. Being a part of EgalMin means being part of a community which takes great joy in prayer and challenges itself to engage in learning, whilst also providing a social hub for its members and continuing to be an active part of the wider JSoc community. ... more

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