Torat Emet and Ashorer Shira - תורת אמת אשורר שירה



In honour of Parashat Yitro, the parasha where we read the Ten Commandments, I present to you two famous songs that we sing in honour of the Torah. These two songs are of the same maqam (sika) and compliment each other nicely. I sing them to many parts of the tefila. They fit with almost everything. In addition, these are great songs to sing at a Bar Mitzvah or at the Shabbat table.

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