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Sounds of Tel Aviv

Mike Schmornoff
Sounds of Tel Aviv

TLV

© 2010
Maoz Media
$15.00

In terms of technical proficiency, TLV has everything one could ask for—from the multi-instrumentation of Benny Rubin, who plays electric, acoustic and bass guitar on several tracks—to Roman Kadin, who plays keyboards, saxophone and flute throughout. All of the musical participants on Sounds of Tel Aviv are clearly excellent at their craft.

Described by its creators as “A compilation of worship songs regularly sung in congregations all across Israel,” the album is composed of 10 instrumentals with titles such as, “Lord My Beloved (Adonai Ahuvi),” “Lord, You Are My God (Elohim Eli Ata),” and “Mercy, I Ask (Rachamin Avakesh).” The sounds, some serene, some upbeat, are concise and unobtrusive. These tunes can be listened to by anyone in almost any setting. It is quintessential easy listening.

 

City Transformation Worship— For Such a Time as This Worship at the Feet of Messiah

Gabriel Patton
City Transformation Worship— For Such a Time as This Worship at the Feet of Messiah

by Various Artists

© 2010
City of Peace Records
$16.98

Each year since 1993, Promise Keepers have released an album of music pertaining to a particular theme. Celebrating 20 years of ministry (1990 to 2010), Promise Keepers, in conjunction with City of Peace Records, has released City Transformation Worship, a collection of 19 songs culled from a variety of artists, including Rachel Washington (who also serves as the Promise Keepers band music director), Joel Chernoff (of the legendary Messianic band Lamb), Karen Davis, Kathy Shooster, and third-generation musical progeny Jordan Elias, whose latest album, Desert Cry was also released—to much critical acclaim by City of Peace.

Review - Adonai Keeps His Promise—The King Is Born

Karen S. Meissner
Review - Adonai Keeps His Promise—The King Is Born

Wendy Cohen

© 2009
Kadosh L’Cha Publishing
46 pages
$14.00

Parents and Shabbat school teachers, take heed. Something new is on the way. Adonai Keeps His Promise: The King Is Born is not your typical Christ-child nativity story. In fact, every Biblical character is called by their rightful Hebrew name: Mary is Miriam, Joseph is Yosef, Elizabeth is Elisheva, John is Yochanan, Simon is Shimon, and so forth—catapulting the reader into recognizing that the birth of the Messiah took place in a Jewish setting. Totally Jewish.

The first thing you notice when you open this book is the unusual layout—the text is written on an ancient scroll that “unravels” page to page. No detail is spared, including the frayed scroll parchment, helping to set the tone of a time long ago.