Blog: Tikun Olam: World Music

Who By Fire?

Leonard Cohen - Story of Isaac (live performance 1985)
It seems only too appropriate as we near Rosh Hashana tonight (Friday night) and contemplate the past and coming year, that we consider Leonard Cohen's version of the U'Netaneh Tokef prayer which he calls, Who by Fire? Considering last year's war on Gaza and the possibility of an Israel-Iran conflagration this year, "fire" seems an entirely apt element for us to consider: And who by fire, who by water, Who in the sunshine, who in the night time, Who by high ordeal, who by common trial, Who [...]
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